For a time it had all looked so promising. With the FIA concerned about maximizing the viewing figures for the opening race of the F1 season, and the incumbent Melbourne GP unable to push back its start time, Bahrain was suddenly slated to take pole. With Abu Dhabi joining the calendar in 2009 the odds had looked good for a two-week swing through the Gulf next year. Extra publicity, more time with the teams, better marketing opportunities.
A week on and it has all fallen in a heap. Melbourne will continue as race one, Malaysia is at two, Bahrain at three. It is no disaster but, if no one even remembers who came second, third really is anonymous.
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