1 min readLondonMay 4, 2011 01:38 AM IST
First published on: May 4, 2011 at 01:38 AM IST
Bahrain has been given an extension to June 3 to decide whether the country’s postponed Formula One Grand Prix can be rescheduled this year.
“This decision was taken after consultation with the relevant Bahraini authorities and Formula One Management,the international promoter,” the International Automobile Federation FIA governing body said in a statement on Monday.
The FIA said last month it had asked Bahrain “to communicate by May 1st at the latest” whether it could reschedule the race,postponed after violent anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom left at least 29 dead.
The March 13 race would have been the season-opener but Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said it could be slotted into the calendar in October or November if circumstances permit.
Ecclestone told Reuters last Thursday he was prepared to give Bahrain more time,suggesting an early June deadline would be acceptable.
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