JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Leading Formula One drivers have made clear that they want to revisit the topic of Formula One’s presence in Saudi Arabia once Sunday’s race in the country is over.
On Friday night, all 20 F1 drivers were on the brink of boycotting this year’s race after a missile attack on a nearby oil depot raised security concerns.
In a series of meetings that lasted for over four hours, F1 executives, team bosses and Saudi Arabian officials attempted to reassure drivers of the safety of the event, and at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday a collective decision was made to race on as normal.
Details of how that agreement was reached have remained private between those involved, but some drivers made clear on Saturday that they want to revisit the topic of racing in Saudi Arabia once the race weekend was over.
“I don’t want to go too much into details on this subject now, but it’s definitely a discussion that we should have after this race, once everything calms down and we’ll look back at…
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