Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone concedes the Bahrain Grand Prix won't go ahead as planned in October as the teams and drivers involved don't want to take part.
Ecclestone had been in favour of moving the race to October after the season opener had originally been postponed because of unrest in the country.
But he agrees that the race cannot be held after 11 of the 12 Formula One teams voiced objections because the civil unrest in the Gulf country.
His comments come after the decision to put the Bahrain race on in October and reschedule the Indian Grand Prix attracted widespread criticism.
That move was condemned by teams and drivers and also by human rights organisations, who were unhappy with claims by the sport's governing body, the FIA, that the situation had returned to normal in Bahrain.
