Video: David Cameron: Bahrain Grand Prix is a matter for F1 not the British government Ed Miliband earlier said it was wrong for Sunday's Grand Prix in Bahrain to go ahead in the face of violence and human rights abuses that had taken place in the Gulf state. The Labour leader called for the government to weigh-in on the matter and make its postion clear. Sport and politics shouldn't mix. I think the government should express its view. What kind of signal does this send to the world given the concerns there are. However, David Camron remained defiant saying it was, "a matter for Formula one," but added that the British government would always stand-up for human rights. It's important that peaceful protests are allowed to go ahead. Bahrain is not Syria, there is a process of reform under way and this government backs that reform and wants to help promote that reform," Mr Cameron said. Opposition activists in Bahrain say they are prepared exploit the global audience of Formula One to call for the dissolution of the Sunni monarchy and demand equal treatment for the Shia majority.