In the round-up: Esteban Ocon says that he would be “very happy” to race in Saudi Arabia again.
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Ocon would be “very happy” to return to Saudi Arabia with safety assurancesEsteban Ocon says that he would be “very happy” to race in Saudi Arabia again in future if Formula 1 and the Saudi Arabian government can offer the same assurances about safety.
Last month’s race in Jeddah was marred by a missile strike on a nearby oil plant during Friday practice which led to a meeting of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association over whether drivers would race. The drivers agreed to race after assurances the rest of the event would be secure.
“For Saudi Arabia, of course there were concerns, obviously,” said Ocon. “We discussed for a long time, with all the drivers but once we spoke to the authorities and Formula 1 they reassured us that there was no danger for us, and that we were all safe.
“So, we were definitely happy to race in the future. Of course, if that’s the…