The Crown Prince of Bahrain Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa signed a long term deal with Bernie Ecclestone yesterday for Bahrain to host F1 grand prix starting from the 2004 season. This historic event will make Bahrain the first country in the Middle East to host an F1 grand prix
Read more here..
http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Artic...=32498&Sn=BNEW
http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines02/09/s10591.html
(Formula1.com got The Crown's name wrong!)
P.S. I posted this same thread in the morning but cant find it now so sorry for double posting