”I’ve a few good friends over there, and I’m pretty sure for them it’s a very
important event, and they just want to make everybody happy.
”If you look around the world you will find in other places the possibility
to think about similar things, but we don’t.
”At the end of the day I’m pretty certain they’re going to do their utmost
and we’ll be okay.”
Reigning double world champion Sebastian Vettel shared his German compatriot’s
sentiments.
Vettel said: ”There are a lot of people who have to make a decision as to
whether it’s safe or not.
”If they decide it’s safe then we shouldn’t worry, so I’m happy to go to
Bahrain.
”Of course, it was a shame the race didn’t happen last year, but I think
ultimately it was the right call.
”It’s not really our business, and we’ll see what happens, but I am quite
confident we’ll be all right.”
Jenson Button, however, winner of the season-opening grand prix in Australia
on Sunday, was a little more circumspect as he said: ”I think for us, as
you know, it’s a very difficult subject.
”Personally, from my point of view and for all of us, we need to look at the
FIA for common sense, and we will go with what they have to say.”