The Chairman of the Bahrain International Circuit, Zayed Al Zayani and the Chief Executive at BIC Shaikh Salman bin Isaa Al Khalifa were also present during the visit of the Crown Prince after the day one Practice Session concluded at the BIC on Friday.
The Crown Prince and Bernie Ecclestone also made a brief statement before the national and international media and the underlining message was that the much awaited Gulf Air F1 Grand Prix was finally under way in Bahrain.