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Berger backs Formula 1 in Bahrain
21 April, 2013 Gerhard Berger in Bahrain
Former grand prix winner and F1 team owner Gerhard Berger has backed Bahrain's Grand Prix, blaming the media for overstating the island Kingdom's problems.
As protests and clashes took place outside the Sakhir circuit, the former Ferrari and McLaren driver strolled the pitlane and paddock and said Formula 1 can legitimately continue to host the race in Bahrain.
'I also came a couple of months ago and went all around the city,' the Austrian told Spain's El Pais newspaper, 'and I didn't see any fighting or anything resembling it — except for a young couple making some noise.'
'I think the press has overstated everything, but the reality is that...
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