• Commercial rights holder will speak to teams at China race • FIA says reports of violence are ‘distorted and inaccurate’ The Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead on 22 April despite widespread fears over public safety. Formula One’s disgruntled teams will be told the news in what is expected to be a heated meeting in Shanghai on Saturday, the Guardian can reveal. Jean Todt, the president of the sport’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), will address the dozen team principals and use Bahrain government and police information, as well as statements from various embassies, to argue that the situation has improved, despite recent reports of ongoing pro-democracy protests and violence as the race weekend approaches.

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