The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is expected to go ahead following the conclusion of a lengthy meeting between drivers over a missile attack which occurred near the track on Friday.
The race weekend was thrown into doubt after a missile strike on an oil plant 10 kilometres away from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit while the first practice session was taking place.
Ahead of the second practice session Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem met with teams and drivers to reassure them about the security arrangement at the track and inform them the event would go ahead.
This was reiterated following a second meeting later in the day. Domenicali and Ben Sulayem emerged to tell media they had “assurances from the highest level that this is a secure place” and that “nothing is going to happen.”
Domenicali added that the team principals had been unanimous in their support for the race going ahead. But it soon became clear several of the drivers did not share…