Bahrain circuit to honour Schumacher


(Reuters) - Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher, still in a coma in a French hospital after a skiing accident in late December, is to have the first corner of Bahrain's Formula One circuit named after him.

The German won the inaugural Bahrain race in 2004 and also advised on the design of the circuit.

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