‘Anonymous’ Hacker group protests the Bahrain Grand Prix by taking down F1.com
Worldwide hacking group, Anonymous, took down the official Formula 1 website on Friday night as part of a protest against the Bahraini government and the staging of the Grand Prix. The official site is up and running now, but it was offline for a short period replaced with the text ‘Formula None’, along with several paragraphs explaining why the F1 event should not be allowed to go ahead.
In addition, there have been some close-calls for F1 teams over the weekend, with Force India avoiding a petrol bomb, and the Sauber crew also getting caught in a clash. Other than that, all looks to be normal for now, but a protest is expected to be staged at the Bahrain International Circuit on race-day. Let’s hope it’s a peaceful one.
[Source: GP Update]
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April 23, 2012 at 10:51 pm
Yeah hope nothing happens to any of the team members.
September 13, 2012 at 6:20 pm
The racehas drawn more than 100,000 visitors and generated more than $500 million in spending. It has been a symbol of pride for the ruling family since the crown prince, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, brought the sport to the region in 2004. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters, in the Sakhir circuit, where race took place place and they responded by throwing rocks and fire bombs while chanting slogans against the kingdom’s monarchy.
January 2, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Taking down a website for a while, has such an enormous impact on the Formula 1. But the race at the Bahrein circuit was a special one.