TV Cameras Ignore Force India in F1 Qualifying

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Force India was not shown on television during the Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying session Saturday, a day after the Formula One team pulled out of practice early over safety concerns.

Force India was not shown on television during the Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying session Saturday, a day after the Formula One team pulled out of practice early over safety concerns.

Television pictures showed all other eleven teams during the 45 minutes of qualifying sessions.

Speculation mounted that television directors deliberately turned the cameras away from Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg's cars - and consequently their sponsors - as punishment for Force India's withdrawal from Friday's second practice session.

The team quit the track early so staff could reach their hotel before dark, a day after a Force India vehicle narrowly missed being hit by a petrol bomb.

The situation in Bahrain is tense, with clashes between government forces and mostly Shia Muslim demonstrators opposed to the Sunni Muslim monarchy.

Tens of thousands of protestors marched in the capital, Manama, on Friday, with many calling for the race to be canceled. After the protest, a man was reportedly found dead in a nearby village with gunshot wounds.

Force India is not the only team to have been affected by the unrest in Bahrain, after Sauber reported that one of their cars had fled a group of masked men.

Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel will start on pole Sunday, followed by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Vettel’s Red Bull teammate Mark Webber.

Di Resta starts fifth, with Hulkenberg 13th.

 

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