Bahrain F1 takes place amid tight security
- 12 years ago
ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION
Formula One drivers raced in Bahrain on Sunday as rage boiled on the streets outside, among protesters who denounced the Grand Prix as a gaudy spectacle by a ruling family that crushed Arab Spring demonstrations last year.
As the race took place there was a heavy security presence outside Shi'ite villages dotted around the capital, Manama, that have seen clashes between demonstrators and police officers.
Outside one village, Budaiya, six armoured cars were seen guarding its entrances.
The residents, unable to leave, set fire to tyres, as they had done earlier on Sunday, sending a plume of smoke up across the Manama skyline.
For those inside the Formula One bubble, far from the scenes of protest, the unrest has had little impact.
Formula One drivers raced in Bahrain on Sunday as rage boiled on the streets outside, among protesters who denounced the Grand Prix as a gaudy spectacle by a ruling family that crushed Arab Spring demonstrations last year.
As the race took place there was a heavy security presence outside Shi'ite villages dotted around the capital, Manama, that have seen clashes between demonstrators and police officers.
Outside one village, Budaiya, six armoured cars were seen guarding its entrances.
The residents, unable to leave, set fire to tyres, as they had done earlier on Sunday, sending a plume of smoke up across the Manama skyline.
For those inside the Formula One bubble, far from the scenes of protest, the unrest has had little impact.