LONDON: Formula One is taking a risky step away from the traditional European heartland, staging the first race in the Middle East amid terrorist concerns at a barely finished track.
Sunday's Grand Prix in the tiny kingdom of Bahrain, just 950km from Baghdad, will take place under intense security.
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