Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone insists the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead as planned despite the latest clashes on the outskirts of Manama.
This year's grand prix at Sakhir circuit is pencilled in for the weekend of April 22, but human rights organisations and British politicians have in recent weeks urged the FIA to cancel the event as they feel the political situation in the country remains the same.
There was fresh violence on Tuesday outside Manama as the opposition marked the first anniversary of pro-democracy protests. Youths threw petrol bombs at police cars while the police in turn fired tear gas and rubber bullets.
Despite the latest skirmishes, F1 commercial rights holder Ecclestone says teams are not worried and are happy to go to Bahrain.
"The only message I got was that there were some kids in trouble with the police," he told Telegraph Sport.
"We are planning to go. I've always said that if there was going to be any drama it would be on the Day of Rage. They would have to do something then. People there seem confident that a race two months away will be alright."
He added: "The teams are not the slightest bit concerned. They seem happy that things will go ahead without problems. Last year was a more clear-cut decision not to go but things have changed a lot since then."
Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, is also determined to keep the event on the calendar.
"The FIA, like many in the diplomatic community in the kingdom, the main political opposition, as well as the UK-Bahrain All-Party Parliamentary Group writing in the Times, believes the staging of a Grand Prix would be beneficial in bridging some of the difficulties Bahrain is experiencing," a spokesman told The Guardian.
"The FIA is not in a position to influence political matters in a sovereign country such as Bahrain and we can only wish for a long-term peaceful solution. A number of reforms have been enacted, others are going through legislation. We warmly welcome this, as does the motorsport community which we represent."
