The CEO of the Bahrain International Circuit has insisted the Gulf kingdom will be ready to host a Formula One race next April, six months earlier than expected.
In comments made to state news agency BPA, Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa said the race circuit was ready to host the race at any time of the year.
His comments come after the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced on Thursday that the race would be held in April rather than November next year.
The CEO congratulated King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander "for the tremendous efforts they have exerted to bring F1 raceS back to the kingdom".

In June, Bernie Ecclestone was quoted as saying that Bahrain would return to the F1 fold following a year's absence forced by the uprisings.
However he indicated that the race was likely to take place in November but the new calendar, confirmed by unanimous decision following a vote of the World Motor Sport Council members, sees Bahrain given a slot of April 22.
Gulf neighbour Abu Dhabi will host its fourth annual Formula One race at Yas Marina Circuit on November 4 and will be back-to-back with India.
The Turkish Grand Prix has been axed from the calendar after the race organisers failed to agree a new deal with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, bringing an end to Turkey’s seven-year run.
Bahrain’s season-opening race at Sakhir circuit was postponed in March after widespread political unrest in the country and the deaths of a number of pro-reform demonstrators.
Efforts were made to reschedule the race, but Bahrain was eventually dropped from the 2011 calendar in June after protests from Formula One teams and drivers.
The 2012 season will start in Australia on March 18, to be followed a week later by the Malaysian Grand Prix, and then a three-week gap to the China and Bahrain double-header.
The schedule has a five-week summer break, with the tail end of the season seeing back-to-back races in Belgium/Italy, Japan/Korea and India/Abu Dhabi.
The United States Grand Prix, which will return to auto- racing’s elite series for the first time since 2007, is scheduled Nov 18 at the Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas. The season ends the following week in Brazil.

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