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Qatar GP talks thwarted by Bahrain, says Ecclestone

Bahrain has been blocking Qatar from hosting a Formula One race, according to Bernie Ecclestone. Bahrain, which first hosted an F1 race in 2004, has to approve other races in the region following an agreement with Ecclestone. The country did agree to allow a second race in the Middle East in Abu Dhabi since 2009. 'When we went to Bahrain I made a deal with the people there,' Ecclestone said. 'They said to me that as they were going to be something new in the area, would I give them a guarantee I wouldn't stage another race in the Gulf, and I said, 'Yes.'' Ecclestone said it was a 'handshake deal' with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. While Bahrain approved Abu...
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