After much deliberation and debate, the stakeholders of the sport, the FIA, FOM and the Formula One teams finally decided last weekend that they would go racing in Bahrain this year. The GP was cancelled last year because of the same reasons — civil unrest in the Kingdom of Bahrain. While this decision to go racing has raised a few eyebrows in the political circles globally, here’s how it looks from a fan’s perspective.

Keep it going: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton during a practice session for the Bahrain GP yesterday. Pic/AFP