The launch of the missile that hit an Aramco refinery yesterday afternoon, located about 20 km from the Jeddah circuit, created a climate of terror throughout the Formula 1 environment, undecided as to whether it would continue regularly into the weekend of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The attack, claimed by the Houthis rebels backed by Iran in the war against Saudi Arabia itself for control of Yemen had pushed pilots and crews into an extraordinary meeting with Circus leaders, set to come to a common choice on a eventual interruption of the event.
This last hypothesis, denied after the collective and official will to continue with activities on the track, was further removed after the declarations of Mahdi alMesnat, Head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen. As reported by journalist Shuaib M. Almosawa, the same leader actually announced a unilateral suspension of all military operationsinternal and external, for three days. The news, also confirmed by the AFP news agency, therefore reassures F1 insiders and all spectators who will be watching both qualifying and Sunday’s race, with the GP, and the two interesting countries in this conflict. , which must therefore be safe from attack.
FP | Alessandro Prada
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