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Gracia defends FIA's Bahrain report

By Pablo Elizalde Wednesday, June 8th 2011, 06:19 GMT

The president of the Spanish motor sport federation, Carlos Gracia, has defended his report on the Bahrain situation after it was leaked to the public, but pressure continued to grow on Formula 1 after more criticism following the decision to reinstate the country's grand prix.

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