F1 Today - More Bahrain GP doubts as Colapinto gets in trouble with England fans

GPblog has also learned from a reliable source that a return of the Bahrain GP on the first weekend of October seemed very close until recently. However, due to the new escalation in the Middle East, that now appears uncertain once again.

Earlier this season, the Bahrain Grand Prix was removed from the calendar because of the war in the Middle East. At the time, Formula One Management explicitly referred to it as a postponement rather than a definitive cancellation, meaning a make-up race later in the season always remained a possibility.

If Bahrain were still to be added to the calendar, Formula 1 would face a busy period in the fall. The proposed plan called for a triple header with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix first, then Bahrain, and Singapore a week later. Whether that scenario is still feasible is, for now, extremely uncertain due to the new escalation in the region.

Amid rumours of an F1 return, former Red Bull team principal and CEO Christian Horner told The Times about what he doesn't miss from the sport:

Speaking at the Festival of Speed, Franco Colapinto got some boos from the English crowd after his Argentina booked a World Cup semi-final spot against the Three Lions:

The crowd that had gathered started to jeer, with Colapinto adding. “I’m surrounded by English people…I’m scared of [Jude] Bellingham only.

BYD special advisor Alfredo Altavilla made it clear that there is only one scenario in which the automotive giant would consider a future entry into Formula 1: