Bahrain Grand Prix Protests

The tests, carried out over three days in May in Barcelona, followed protests from the Red Bull and Ferrari teams that they contravened Formula One race laws.

Pirelli's tests with Mercedes led to protests from Red Bull and Ferrari during the Monaco Grand Prix, which was won by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.

The three teams and Pirelli answered questions from stewards following the Monaco GP on Sunday, which was won from pole position by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.

Two Bahraini girls were arrested for allegedly having plotted to carry out an attack on Sakhir circuit during the weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race, police said on Tuesday.

Armoured security vehicles, police cars and armed guards at road blocks decorated the route into Sakhir in the morning.

Bahrain police were out in force on Sunday to prevent disruption to the Gulf state's Formula One Grand Prix after days of pro-democracy protests off-circuit stole attention from the flagship event.

The race was shelved in 2011 due to pro-democracy protests but resumed last year and passed off without incident, although four members of the Force India team were caught up in a petrol bomb attack.

Formula One is bracing for its return to Bahrain next week amid fresh protests about the staging of a grand prix in a country still riven by sectarian and political divisions.

Bahrain's controversial Grand Prix race went off without incident on Sunday after a week of angry protests away from the F1 desert circuit that put the non-sporting focus on reform demands in the Gulf state.

Bahrain's opposition reported the first death in protests timed for Sunday's controversial Grand Prix as a security lockdown was imposed around the Sakhir Formula One circuit and the king said he is committed to reform.

A Bahraini man was found dead on Saturday after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, one day before Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix race, opposition party Wefaq said in a statement.

Protesters clashed with riot police in Bahrain overnight, witnesses said on Saturday, raising security fears ahead of this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race in the Gulf kingdom.

The official Formula One website has been hacked; a group that calls itself Anonymous has claimed that it has taken down the site in support of protests against the decision to stage the Grand Prix in Bahrain.

Authorities in Bahrain on Friday stepped up security around the Formula One circuit after clashes between protesters and security forces intensified ahead of the controversial Grand Prix race in the Gulf Kingdom.

Nico Rosberg was fastest in the second practice at the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday, as safety concerns over anti-government protests prompted Force India to skip the session.

The tests, carried out over three days in May in Barcelona, followed protests from the Red Bull and Ferrari teams that they contravened Formula One race laws.

Pirelli's tests with Mercedes led to protests from Red Bull and Ferrari during the Monaco Grand Prix, which was won by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.

The three teams and Pirelli answered questions from stewards following the Monaco GP on Sunday, which was won from pole position by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg.

Two Bahraini girls were arrested for allegedly having plotted to carry out an attack on Sakhir circuit during the weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race, police said on Tuesday.

Armoured security vehicles, police cars and armed guards at road blocks decorated the route into Sakhir in the morning.

Bahrain police were out in force on Sunday to prevent disruption to the Gulf state's Formula One Grand Prix after days of pro-democracy protests off-circuit stole attention from the flagship event.

The race was shelved in 2011 due to pro-democracy protests but resumed last year and passed off without incident, although four members of the Force India team were caught up in a petrol bomb attack.

Formula One is bracing for its return to Bahrain next week amid fresh protests about the staging of a grand prix in a country still riven by sectarian and political divisions.

Bahrain's controversial Grand Prix race went off without incident on Sunday after a week of angry protests away from the F1 desert circuit that put the non-sporting focus on reform demands in the Gulf state.

Bahrain's opposition reported the first death in protests timed for Sunday's controversial Grand Prix as a security lockdown was imposed around the Sakhir Formula One circuit and the king said he is committed to reform.

A Bahraini man was found dead on Saturday after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, one day before Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix race, opposition party Wefaq said in a statement.

Protesters clashed with riot police in Bahrain overnight, witnesses said on Saturday, raising security fears ahead of this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race in the Gulf kingdom.

The official Formula One website has been hacked; a group that calls itself Anonymous has claimed that it has taken down the site in support of protests against the decision to stage the Grand Prix in Bahrain.

Authorities in Bahrain on Friday stepped up security around the Formula One circuit after clashes between protesters and security forces intensified ahead of the controversial Grand Prix race in the Gulf Kingdom.

Nico Rosberg was fastest in the second practice at the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday, as safety concerns over anti-government protests prompted Force India to skip the session.