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Matt Majendie

Lewis Hamilton hints at disquiet over F1’s return to Saudi Arabia a year on from terrorist attack

Lewis Hamilton hinted he was uneasy to be back in Saudi Arabia a year after a terrorist attack on a nearby oil depot threatened to derail the 2022 race.

Last year’s grand prix went ahead despite driver disquiet about taking to the grid. In Thursday’s press conference 12 months on, Hamilton’s peers suggested they were happy to be back but the seven-time world champion said his answer was the “opposite”.

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