last year 's Bahrain Grand Prix will take place amid a backdrop of anti-government protests . The Formula One race was canceled 1985 due to a civil uprising in the Middle East . ( CNN ) -- The situation mirrors what happened in Sunday with a race in apartheid-era South Africa . Foster : F1 chief is wrong when he says that sport and politics do not mix .
last year 's Bahrain Grand Prix will take place amid a backdrop of anti-government protests . The Formula One race was canceled 1985 due to a civil uprising in the Middle East . The situation mirrors what happened in Sunday with a race in apartheid-era South Africa . Foster : F1 chief is wrong when he says that sport and politics do not mix .