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Bahrain GP - When money and politics meet sports

April 17th, 2013 (F1plus/E. Black).- Last year around this time I wrote an article about Formula One giving the Grand Prix in Bahrain the green light. It started as follows, and I think you might agree that not much has changed: "When Politics and Economics cross paths with Sports, the waters become muddy and the joy of sports is lost. We all know that F1 is more business than sports these days and to an extent, we understand and accept that as fact. So when is F1 no longer considered a sport? Perhaps it’s when it gets entangled in a political struggle of morality and finance." The question of whether Formula One should or should not go to Bahrain amidst a certain degree of...
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