Jean Todt said yesterday that he believed that the situation in Bahrain was “improving” – an assertion that has been proved wrong overnight.
Speaking at an FIA safety event in Dublin, Todt made it clear that the FIA would not rush into a decision regarding the upcoming GP.
Quoted by F1 writer Declan Quigley in the Independent newspaper, Todt said: “I always try not to over-react on breaking stories. Number one, you have to check what is the reality – which is not always what you hear – and to react without too much emotion and to face properly the problem.
“There has been some movement in Bahrain. I understand things are improving and we have to wait.
“The next step is the GP2 race this weekend… Of course the essence of the FIA is safety; safety on the racing car, safety on the road, safety in our organisation. So that’s what we are claiming, but at the moment there is no reason to have unnecessary concern.”
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