Holding the Formula One in Bahrain
Formula One driver Robert Kubica at the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2010. (Photo: Andrew Griffith)
Bahrain faces heavy criticism for its crackdown on the uprising that began last year.
It was forced to cancel last year’s Formula One Grand Prix.
But this year Bahrain is going ahead with the race.
Anchor Marco Werman talks to Damon Hill who won the Formula One World Championship on 1996 and is now a commentator.
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