Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire president and CEO of Formula One Management, offered unprecedented access to the sport's enormous archives.

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Ecclestone, head of the Formula One Management group responsible for running the elite division of motorsport, said that Bahrain's political problems were a separate issue.

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Should the Indian GP organisers meet the demands of Formula One Management (FOM), the race would become the fifth new venue to be added to the calendar in recent months.

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"The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula One Management (FOM) wish to jointly confirm their belief that the Bahrain GP should go ahead this weekend, " the two bodies said in a statement.

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Development of the purpose-built site in Austin was halted last month following a dispute between organizers and Formula One Management (FOM) over payment for the event, but the track's partners confirmed the fee had now been paid to F1's commercial rights holders.

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"We have been more than patient with the current management and governance of Formula One, but recent developments have underlined the need for a structure that guarantees a stable and prosperous future of the sport, " said GPWC chairman Juergen Hubbert.

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Toyota is said to be testing three different designs for a Formula One car at its base in Cologne under the management of project leader Alain Decortanze and former rally driver Uwe Anderson.

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"We question the typical recipe game -- the notion that there is one formula for success such as put out by traditional management research, " says Poulfelt.

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