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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kieran Jackson

F1 boss reveals 2026 calendar plans should Qatar and Abu Dhabi be cancelled

Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali has revealed that the 2026 season will end in Europe should end-of-season rounds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi be cancelled owing to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Domenicali added that the sport has a rough deadline of the “middle of September” before they will look at alternative arrangements to their usual final two rounds in Qatar (29 November) and Abu Dhabi (6 December).

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