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[juvebill]

Former world champion Damon Hill backs Bahrain GP boycott call
03 Jun 2011 07:06am

EPA
Former Formula One world champion Damon Hill has backed a call to boycott the Bahrain Grand Prix - should the sport's controlling body (FIA) decide to go ahead with the race on Friday.

The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled earlier in the year due to ongoing civil unrest in the country, but FIA is to decide in Barcelona on Friday whether to re-schedule the race for later in the year.

The global campaigning organization Avaaz on Thursday called on leading Formula One teams to say they won't race in Bahrain.

In a statement issued by the organization, Hill said he supported the campaign.

"This crisis is an opportunity for Formula One to show that it cares about all people and their human rights. True peace has nothing to do with creating calm through the use of violent repression.

"Bahrain has restored order, but the methods have been questioned by many reliable journalists and human rights organisations."

Hill pointed out that he was not an official spokesperson for Formula One. "I only speak for myself.

"If Formula One agrees to race in Bahrain it will forever have the blight of association with repressive methods to achieve order. True peace can only be achieved peacefully. The right thing to do, in my view, is to not race in Bahrain until these doubts have been removed."

 

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[swag]

Screw that. I've been boycotting it all my life.

 

[ReBeL]

That is the least we can do.

 

[WΏΏdy?]

Fuck this,they changed the date for Indian GP because of this and pushed it to december I planned to go to the race but now its seems unlikely.

 

[.zero]

Racing cars is dumb

What is entertaining watching cars driving at high speeds? Its a waste of fuel and bad for the environment. Plus its super gay

 

[WΏΏdy?]

Racing cars is dumb

What is entertaining watching cars driving at high speeds? Its a waste of fuel and bad for the environment. Plus its super gay

You have to go to a F1 race to know what its like [not those local races or nascar shit]

 

[Zlatan]

I definitely wont be going to the Bahrain race now

 

[ReBeL]

I definitely wont be going to the Bahrain race now

 

[.zero]

You have to go to a F1 race to know what its like [not those local races or nascar shit]

Its the same thing

and there is nothing entertaining in watching cars go by. Its the same thing as going to the overpass on a highway ans watching cars during rush hour. Why not got to the docks and watch freighters come in and leave?

 

[WΏΏdy?]

Its the same thing

and there is nothing entertaining in watching cars go by. Its the same thing as going to the overpass on a highway ans watching cars during rush hour. Why not got to the docks and watch freighters come in and leave?

One big part one would enjoy a F1 race is because they are fans since as long as they can remember.Its not just about watching the cars go by its about many other things. I'll just skip the whole sport part of the fun .
You should go to the track on thursday night and camp there with other countless hippies and there are parties all around. Go to friday practice sessions sitting in the High Grandstands [drinks are allowed inside ] in front of the pit lane and the podium watching everyone you have seen on TV (talking about drivers and other F1 peeps). Then i see schumacher walking towards the stands,a man i was a huge fan of since since his benetton days. And i see alonso so close to the stands,the guy i hated as much as inter milan,and i got to yell a few comments to him which i am sure he heard because he was so bloody close! Friday finishes of and you go back to the city to enjoy the nightlife,come back to camp and there are drunks ppl everywhere and the parties end on saturday morning. Take them boys and girls to qualifying with a hangover and feel the headache when a angry V10 or a V8 goes by on the main straight. I get paddock entry on saturday and sunday so you can take a tour of the garages and the cars.
Outside the track it gets busy because there are huge stalls of all big companies involved with F1 and they throw big money to entertain every night. Saturday night is the same as friday night and its race day sunday and the stands are packed. The whole atmosphere is amazing with the huge noisy crowd,the drivers parade and the engines starting in the pitlane and the complete a lap and park right in front on us. You see the whole build-up live in front of you and do a shot for every celeb you spot.
The best part is the post race parties. That's where the fans and the F1 drivers/crew mix. Difficult to get in the best parties ever.

But i guess its difficult to understand why the racing alone is the best part of the 3 days. But one would never understand if you have never heard an F1 engine,go to a GP and you wont disagree with me

On the topic,i hope bahrain dont get the race. If we are to show that we dont support what is happening in bahrain then cancell this event again.

 

[ALC]

Racing cars is dumb

What is entertaining watching cars driving at high speeds? Its a waste of fuel and bad for the environment. Plus its super gay

Formula 1 is the best freaking thing to ever exist, those guys are maestros.



It's just one race though, no biggie. If I were Bernie, I'd cancel it or hold it somewhere else. It's not worth the hassle.

 

[swag]

That is the least we can do.

Hey, I boycott Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix like I boycott gay porn with hedgehogs like I boycott the NBA.

 

[Bjerknes]

Racing cars is dumb

What is entertaining watching cars driving at high speeds? Its a waste of fuel and bad for the environment. Plus its super gay

Exactly. It's only fun if you're the driver. Most of the fans of this stuff are losers with hard ons for cars.

You have to go to a F1 race to know what its like [not those local races or nascar shit]

BS.

 

[ALC]

Ummm nope, not true. The amount of technology, skill, and organization that goes into one single race is insane but I guess not everyone can be expected to understand things like that.

 

[WΏΏdy?]

Exactly. It's only fun if you're the driver. Most of the fans of this stuff are losers with hard ons for cars.



BS.

That is just dumb

Ummm nope, not true. The amount of technology, skill, and organization that goes into one single race is insane but I guess not everyone can be expected to understand things like that.

I guess everything they learnt about car racing fans is from movies and the american fans who would generally care about the size of the engine in the car or left turns every 5 seconds going round and round in nascar.

 

[Azzurri7]

You have to go to a F1 race to know what its like [not those local races or nascar shit]

I sign this. 100%.

 

[Lapa]

Fuck this,they changed the date for Indian GP because of this and pushed it to december I planned to go to the race but now its seems unlikely.

That blows.

You have to go to a F1 race to know what its like [not those local races or nascar shit]

I think it's awesome.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Former world champion Damon Hill backs Bahrain GP boycott call
03 Jun 2011 07:06am

EPA
Former Formula One world champion Damon Hill has backed a call to boycott the Bahrain Grand Prix - should the sport's controlling body (FIA) decide to go ahead with the race on Friday.

The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was cancelled earlier in the year due to ongoing civil unrest in the country, but FIA is to decide in Barcelona on Friday whether to re-schedule the race for later in the year.

The global campaigning organization Avaaz on Thursday called on leading Formula One teams to say they won't race in Bahrain.

In a statement issued by the organization, Hill said he supported the campaign.

"This crisis is an opportunity for Formula One to show that it cares about all people and their human rights. True peace has nothing to do with creating calm through the use of violent repression.

"Bahrain has restored order, but the methods have been questioned by many reliable journalists and human rights organisations."

Hill pointed out that he was not an official spokesperson for Formula One. "I only speak for myself.

"If Formula One agrees to race in Bahrain it will forever have the blight of association with repressive methods to achieve order. True peace can only be achieved peacefully. The right thing to do, in my view, is to not race in Bahrain until these doubts have been removed."

Thank you, sir. I will definitely boycott it now.

 

[K.O.]

Fuck Damon Hill, journalists and human rights organisations. I'm attending it.