hi. well before i post the article i'd just like to note that a gesture from the bahraini crown prince will give the chance for 7500 students to watch the f1 in a special stand. the Southern Governorate, where the circuit is located at, has the least municipal income from all five governorates.
"The upcoming projects from privatising the Bapco Beach, building the Iceberg Tower project at Al Jazair Beach in addition to renovations to the existing beach and the opening of new hotels will certainly move the governorate up the ranks to make it the second best governorate in generating income after the Capital Governorate soon," he said.
"The governorate may also top the ranks in 10 years time."
75pc of the space at the circuit has already been sold throughout 40 countries.
Moving on to the article:
THE Bahrain International Circuit will get its first glimpse of a Formula One car today after the world's newest track is unveiled in truly royal style.The track will be inaugurated by His Majesty King Hamad in presence of the Crown Prince and the President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and other royal family members, ministry officials, diplomatic corps and Formula One bosses.
Bahrain will be hosting the third-leg of the Formula One race on April 4 following races in Australia and Malaysia.
To mark the occasion, the BIC have lined up a series of spectacularly colourful events beginning at 3pm.
Three Grand Prix cars, representing 50 years of the world championship, will be driven at high speed for the first time on the 5.411-km track.
Two of the Grand Prix cars are from the Williams Formula One team - the 2003 Williams FW25 and the ubiquitous Saudia-sponsored Williams FW07.
The latter car was raced in the 1981 and 1982 seasons by world champion Alan Jones and Argentine Carlos Reutemann while current Williams test driver Marc Gene will drive the 2003 car.
To add to the excitement former French F1 driver Jean Alesi will be driving the prestigious 1954 Mercedes Benz 196 Streamliner which was steered by five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio on way to winning the drivers title in 1954 and 1955.
Fangio's famous team-mate Alberto Ascari also drove this car.
Gene and Alesi had a chance to acclimatise to the track during a brief practice session yesterday afternoon and both are looking forward to lap the circuit in front of thousands of motor racing enthusiasts.
With just over two weeks to go for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening ceremony gives the organisers a chance to fine-tune their preparations and test the security systems. It will also be a final test for the hundreds of Bahraini marshals and associated rescue crews.
During the opening ceremony, His Majesty the King will honour representatives of various organisations and individuals involved in the design and construction of the circuit for their efforts in building such a magnificent facility and delivering it well in advance.