NOVEMBER 24, 2003

Bahrain takes control of its race

Bahrain's Minister for Sports and Youth has taken over the role as the managing director of the Bahrain International Circuit Co.

Bahrain's Minister for Sports & Youth, Sheik Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, has taken over the role as the managing director of the Bahrain International Circuit Co, which is building the Gulf nation's new Formula 1 venue in preparation for the inaugural Bahrain GP next year. He replaces Hans Geist, the former boss of the A1-Ring, who told Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung that he is being retained as a consultant.