Bahrain GP organizers have scheduled their race to start at sunset, as Formula 1 visits the track for the 10th time in 2014.
Bahrain therefore becomes F1's third "night" venue, with the Singapore and Abu Dhabi races also taking places under floodlights.
"I believe that there can be no better way for us to mark our 10th anniversary in F1," the Bahrain International Circuit's Chief Executive, Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al-Khalifa told Reuters about the idea of racing at dawn.
World Endurance Championship (WEC) competitors are inaugurating the new floodlights this weekend during the 6 Hours of Bahrain, ahead of the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled on April 6th.
Bahrain therefore becomes F1's third "night" venue, with the Singapore and Abu Dhabi races also taking places under floodlights.
"I believe that there can be no better way for us to mark our 10th anniversary in F1," the Bahrain International Circuit's Chief Executive, Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al-Khalifa told Reuters about the idea of racing at dawn.
World Endurance Championship (WEC) competitors are inaugurating the new floodlights this weekend during the 6 Hours of Bahrain, ahead of the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled on April 6th.
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| 2013 Singapore Grand Prix (Photo: WRi2) |