20 April,2012 08:56 AM IST | | AFP
For the first time the threat of trouble has been mentioned with regard to the race, given previous rallies have been confined to villages and townships.
A risk assessment group, however, are suggesting the dangers that could lie ahead, both at the circuit and also Bahrain University, which lies two kilometres away.
It's a question of what level of protest unfolds, as security will be at its tightest on race day.u00a0