The missile attack by Houthis on an oil facility near the Jeddah circuit on Friday prompted doubts about whether or not the second round of the F1 championship should go ahead.
Although team bosses were quickly won over to keep racing by F1 chiefs after being offered security guarantees from Saudi authorities, drivers were not so easily convinced as talks with them lasted until the early hours of Saturday morning.
In the end, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) agreed collectively that they would take part in qualifying and the race after promises they were given about safety at the event.
But while teams remain convinced that going ahead with this weekend’s Saudi GP is the right thing to do, some think that talks need to take place with F1 chiefs afterwards about whether or not continuing in the country in the right thing.
Williams team principal Jost Capito said: “We are not in charge of the calendar, but the situation here is for many years.
“I think there was a missile…
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