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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kieran Jackson

FIA boss reveals firm stance on staging of Abu Dhabi and Qatar F1 races

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem (David Davies/PA) - (PA Wire)

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem insists the final two races of the Formula 1 season in Qatar (29 November) and Abu Dhabi (6 December) will take place as planned.

Grand prix events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April were cancelled due to the US-Iran war and subsequent conflict in the Middle East. Over the summer, F1 revealed a mid-September deadline for making a call on the final two rounds, with Imola in Italy acting as a one-off back-up option for the first weekend in December.

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