JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Formula One has confirmed this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned despite an attack on a nearby oil facility.
An Aramco oil depot 10km east of the Jeddah street circuit was in flames on Friday evening, with a large plume of black smoke visible from the track during the opening practice session of the race weekend.
Later in the day, a military spokesman for Yemen’s Houthis, which have been battling a coalition led by Saudi Arabia for seven years, claimed responsibility for an attack on an Aramco facility in Jeddah with missiles.
The second practice session was delayed by 15 minutes while drivers and team principals met with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali to discuss Friday’s attacks.
ESPN understands Domenicali offered an update on the situation and informed teams and drivers that the weekend would go ahead as planned.
The smoke could be seen near the circuit during Friday’s first practice session. ESPN
He also assured them that security had…
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