The race exacerbates the human rights abuses that take place in Bahrain, with any protest or criticism being silenced to protect financial interests...While the regime in Bahrain is a hereditary monarchy who has ruled through sheer force and oppression, and the UK and the US are supposedly democracies that value human rights, they do have one crucial thing in common. They value business deals over the lives of Bahrainis. Financial interest trumps the people’s right to a life free of fear and persecution. That is why, even as horrific abuses of human rights are reported every day, both governments remain tied to Bahrain...why should [we] expect Formula One to care about the lives and rights of Bahrainis, when little such concern is shown by the governments of the UK, where Formula One is headquartered, and the US, where its owners Liberty Media reside.