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Racing on the Bahrain oval 'doable' says circuit CEO

Bahrain CEO Sheikh Salman bin Isa al-Khalifa has confessed his surprise at Formula 1 wanting to race on the 'almost oval', but says the Bahrain International Circuit is ready for whatever the sport decides. Last week, Formula 1 managing director motorsports Ross Brawn declared interest in running a grand prix on the outer circuit of Bahrain circuit, a proposition that came as a surprise to Sheikh Salman. Article continues under video "We were surprised as well by Ross's comments," the CEO told motorsport.com. "They did say a while ago, would you open to running more than one race if we had issues in finding alternatives? That's the only thing I've had officially from F1....
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