"BMW AG said Wednesday it will leave the Formula 1 motor-racing series at the end of the 2009 season as part of a wider move to streamline its cost structure."—Christoph Rauwald, "BMW to Leave Formula 1 Racing," The Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2009.
"But for all the talk of political harmony, the past week’s events have left Bahrain as badly divided as it has ever been. Its economy is threatened and its reputation damaged. Standard and Poor’s lowered its credit rating this week, Bahraini authorities canceled next month’s Bahrain Grand Prix Formula One race—a source of pride for the royal family—many businesses remain closed, and tourism is down."—Michael Slackman and Nadim Audi, "Protests in Bahrain Become Test of Wills," The New York Times, February 22, 2011.
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