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Bernie unfazed by Bahrain protests
Bernie Ecclestone has dismissed concerns over this week's Bahrain GP after pro-democracy protests threatened to overshadow the event for the third year running.
Ecclestone said he could see "no reason" why the race, which was cancelled in 2011 after an uprising but went ahead despite demonstrations last year, should not be a success.
"Yes. There's no reason why it shouldn't be (a success)," Ecclestone told AFP.
Last week, police fired tear-gas and sound bombs to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating against the grand prix, witnesses said.
The mainly Shiite opposition is organising a week of protests that began on Friday to coincide with the grand prix.
On Sunday,...
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