Bernie Ecclestone: "I don't believe the [organisers] would take a risk if they thought there was a risk" © Press Association
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Bernie Ecclestone is adamant that the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead because the organisers would not take any unnecessary risks.

Violence has been an ongoing problem in Bahrain, but despite the 2011 race eventually being cancelled it appears that Formula One will return this season amid the continuing unrest. Ecclestone told the Telegraph that he didn't think the race organisers would have given the race the green light if there was a serious threat, but admitted that the risk of a terrorist attack was ever-present.

"That's a danger," Ecclestone said. "Nothing you can do about that. It could happen anytime, anywhere. There are always people threatening. I don't believe the [organisers] would take a risk if they thought there was a risk. Let's see."

Ecclestone even went as far as to suggest the best way of protestors disrupting the race and gaining publicity.

"They [the protesters] don't need to resort to violence. All they need to do is stand on the road on the way to the circuit, with placards, and they would get their message out there. Nobody's going to shoot them. If I was the organiser, I would wait until 4pm or whenever the race starts, blocking the road, a few thousand of them, and then go home.

"And if they successfully delay the race then they would get more coverage than they could dream of."

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