On 9 April 2012, The Guardian reported that according to an unnamed leading member of one of the teams who said his views were representative, "the Formula One teams want the sport's governing body to cancel – or at least postpone – the Bahrain Grand Prix ..., because of increasing safety concerns amid ongoing protests in the kingdom ...
O 9 de abril de 2012, The Guardian informou que segundo declarara un destacado membro non identificado dun dos equipos, "os equipos de Fórmula Un queren que os organizadores do deporte cancelen, ou polo menos pospoñan, o Gran Premio de Bahrain ..., debido ás crecentes preocupacións de seguridade no medio das protestas en curso no reino ...