Here's my list of other venues that might be at risk in the not so distant future: Malaysian GP Turkish GP Abu Dhabi GP Feel free to disagree, but there is trouble brewing just under the surface in these countries, for reasons similar to what is happening in Egypt and Bahrain.
assure you malaysian gp wont be at risk even a little malaysian are not bothered about such thing as long they live comfortably
Yeah I can't see these GP's being at risk for the moment. Maybe we can get some riots happening in Hungary
My list has nothing to do with financial or general environmental issues - but it does have to do with underlying political stability issues. And, please note that I wrote about this in the "not too distant future," not something immediate.
Maybe if Turkey collapses, Greece could take back Constantinople and run the grand prix themselves. We may not be able to balance a checkbook but we can sure throw a good party...
Political stability? What are you talking about mate...your probably mistaken Malaysia as some other country. The F1 race in Malaysia is one of Malaysia's biggest income in term of tourism factor. The government will not allow it's gold mine to disappear...
Probably not, but I wouldn't mind seeing all 3 drop off the schedule. (Although the Turkish grid girls are some of the finest!)
You seem to be very confused, Malaysia and Turkey are Democratic Societies. The up-risings in the Middle East and North Africa are due to these countries being governed by long term Dictatorships and Absolute Monarchies. It has absolutely nothing to do with there majority Muslim populations, which by your list you seem to be suggesting..
Turkey is clearly at risk. It is very stable there in terms of uprisings and potential coups, but there is just a lack of interest in the grand prix. Empty seats don't look good on TV, especially with other countries begging on their knees for a spot on the calendar. Abu Dhabi is 100% safe. Bernie and the teams/drivers love the facility, and they pay a lot for their grand prix. Yea it's a crappy circuit configuration, but unfortunately that takes a back seat to money sometimes (usually). Malaysia is safe for the next few years, I'd say. Although the track is only 12 years old, I remember in an article Bernie saying that the track is in need of some upgrades to bring it up to the standard of the more modern circuits being built and introduced today. What exactly he means by that, I don't know, but I'd say their slot on the calendar is not at a high risk of being replaced.
No, I'm not confused. After being involved in several asylum cases from those countries, you start getting a picture that is a little different from the standard press reports and government reports. You might want to start with the problem presented by Turkey's historical and ongoing repression of the Kurds. Things have heated up again in eastern Turkey, and Turkish contacts of mine have warned that if things do not settle down sooner than later, Turkey will have problems in the future. I did not write that these races were at immediate risk. My point was that these races could be at risk in the future.
But could you please elaborate on Malaysia, i would love to hear what could happen in that country. I have alot of turkish friends and it´s always been this tension between turks and kurds so nothing new there.
You clearly are confused, as the situation with the Kurds in Turkey is not even remotely "similar" to the political revolutions happening in North Africa and the Middle east, and im still dumbfounded as to why Malaysia is on your list.
