The launch of the missile, which hit an Aramco refinery located about 20 km from the Jeddah circuit yesterday afternoon, had created a climate of terror throughout the Formula 1 environment, undecided whether the weekend should be continued regularly Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The attack, claimed by the Houthi rebels backed by Iran in its war against Saudi Arabia itself for control of Yemen had pushed the pilots and teams into an extraordinary meeting with the circus leaders to come to a joint decision to get a possible interruption of the event.
The latter hypothesis, denied after the collective and official will to continue with the activities on the track, has been removed after the explanations of more Mahdi alMesnat, Chairman of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen. Indeed, as reported by journalist Shuaib M. Almosawa, the same leader has announced one unilateral suspension of all military operationsboth internal and external, three days long. The news, also confirmed by the AFP news agency, therefore reassures F1 insiders and all the spectators who will attend both qualifying and the race on Sunday with the GP and the two interesting countries in this conflict will be safe from attacks.
FP | Alessandro Prada
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