FOTA Against Bahrain Race on October 30

With the official statement yet to be made, the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) is said to have already communicated its position on the decision made last Friday by FIA about the rescheduling of the Bahrain GP on October 30.

According to Autosport, citing sources close to FOTA, the organization has already made its point of view known through a letter sent to the FIA, Formula One Management and the organizers of the Bahrain GP. Their position, however, does not rule out the Sakhir race entirely, leaving the door open for discussion about a race there in December.

Earlier on Tuesday, the boss of Formula 1, Bernie Ecclestone, begun to back down from his firm position on the matter and said that it is possible that the October 30 date to remain on the calendar for the Indian GP, as originally planned, and the Bahrain race to be pushed in the last month of the year.

"The way things are at the moment, we have no idea what is going to happen. Better that we move Bahrain to the end of the season and, if things are safe and well, then that is fine, we can go. If they are not, then we don't go and there are no problems," the Formula 1 boss was quoted as saying by The Telegraph.

The likely decision, which is still some time away, will probably be in favor of the Indian GP on October 30. Indian organizers say that the race track for the first ever local Grand Prix will be ready well ahead of the race date.