Formula 1 should discuss the future of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after this weekend’s race, team principals have said.
The FIA and F1 have decided to proceed with the event following yesterday’s missile strike on an oil plant 10 kilometres from the track. They said they were given strong assurances by the Saudi authorities that the circuit would not be a target for the Houthi rebels who carried out the attack.
F1 held its first race in the country three months ago as part of a 15-year deal to race in the kingdom. However team principals said today the future of its relationship with the country must be reconsidered in the light of this weekend’s events.
“We are not in charge of the calendar but the situation here is for many years,” Williams CEO Jost Capito pointed out. “I think there was a missile attack during the Formula E race beginning of last year.
“There were no worries then coming here the end of last year and the situation for this weekend hasn’t changed at…