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F1 drivers want more changes to 'on the safety limit' Jeddah circuit

Formula 1 drivers want further modifications to ‘on the safety limit’ Jeddah for future races in Saudi Arabia despite the “tranquillity” offered by the cars’ performances in crashes.

Motorsport

Max Verstappen slams ‘dangerous’ Saudi Arabia track after horror Mick Schumacher crash

Haas driver Schumacher was taken to hospital following an awful 170mph crash on the Jeddah track. The incident has prompted Verstappen to call out the track, which he has claimed is 'dangerous'

Daily Mirror

Magnussen says his neck "just broke in Q3" in Jeddah

Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen expects his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to be compromised by a neck problem that emerged in qualifying and cost him a better grid position.

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F1 drivers want more changes to ‘on the safety limit’ Jeddah circuit

Formula 1 drivers want further modifications to ‘on the safety limit’ Jeddah for future races in Saudi Arabia despite the “tranquillity” offered by the cars’ protection performances in crashes.

Autosport

Saudi Arabia would have cancelled F1 race for credible threat

The Saudi Arabian government says it would have had no hesitation in cancelling this weekend’s Formula 1 Grand Prix if it felt there was a credible threat to the event.

Motorsport

Lebanese Officials Say Houthi Attacks Against Saudi Arabia are 'Absolute Criminality'

Lebanese officials and politicians condemned the attack on Saudi oil facilities in Jeddah, saying it is an absolute crime. The officials expressed their solidarity with Saudi Arabia, calling on the international community to deter Houthi attacks. The Lebanese Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, condemned the aggression against the Kingdom…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Motor Racing-Perez Takes Stunning First Career Pole in Saudi Arabia

Mexican Sergio Perez roared to a first career Formula One pole position on Saturday. The Red Bull driver left his best for last as he lapped the 6.1-km long Jeddah Corniche circuit on the banks of the Red Sea in one minute 28.200 seconds. The lap, 0.025 seconds quicker than…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying results: Perez takes Saudi GP pole

Red Bull's Sergio Perez took his first ever Formula 1 pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah with a last-gasp effort to beat the Ferrari drivers.

Autosport

Uninjured Schumacher transferred to hospital after horrific Jeddah crash

Mick Schumacher appears to have escaped injury in the high-speed accident during Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying that stopped the session for almost one hour.

Motorsport

Schumacher escapes serious injury in horrific Jeddah F1 crash

Mick Schumacher escaped injury in his high-speed accident during Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that stopped qualifying for almost one hour.

Autosport

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen after Aramco depot attack

A Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen launched airstrikes against sites in the southern Arabian country in response to multiple attacks Friday, including one that caused a fire at an Aramco fuel depot in Jeddah.

Tribune News Service

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition hits Houthi targets in Sanaa, Hodeidah

Saudi-led coalition targets Houthis after Friday’s attack by the group on an oil depot in Jeddah.

Al Jazeera

Saudi civil defence puts out fires at fuel storage tanks hit by Houthis

Saudi Arabia's civil defence has extinguished fires at two fuel storage tanks in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah that were hit in an attack by Yemen's Houthis, state television reported on Saturday.

Reuters

Formula One bosses continue to bury their heads in increasingly bloodstained sand

With the Saudi Arabian GP set to take place despite the missile attack in Jeddah, sportwashing has dominated the pre-race talk

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F1 teams reassured by "credible" explanation of Saudi defence systems

Formula 1 team bosses say that a “credible” explanation of Saudi Arabia’s missile and drone defence systems helped to convince them to continue with this weekend’s race in Jeddah.

Autosport

F1 teams reassured by 'credible' explanation of Saudi defence systems

Formula 1 team bosses say that a “credible” explanation of Saudi Arabia’s missile and drone defence systems helped to convince them to continue with this weekend’s race in Jeddah.

Daily Mirror

F1 told to ‘pack up and leave’ Saudi Arabia after race decision despite missile attack

F1 chiefs agreed the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix would go ahead after meetings went long into the night. The missile strike hit just a few miles away from the circuit in Jeddah

Bangkok Post

Saudis reassure nervous F1 drivers after attacks

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia pledged maximum security to reassure rattled Formula One drivers as the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was set to go ahead on Sunday despite an attack on an oil facility nearby by Houthi rebels from Yemen.

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Mercedes set-up trials in Jeddah F1 practice didn't solve porpoising

Mercedes has admitted that the porpoising experiments it ran in Friday practice at Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has not yet helped it find a cure to the problem.

Evening Standard

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: FIA confirm race is ON despite driver concerns over missile attack

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead as planned despite concern among drivers over a missile attack near the track in Jeddah.

Daily Mirror

F1 chiefs agree to Saudi Arabia race after teams, drivers 'handed warning' about early exit

A missile attack close to the Jeddah track had caused concern, however it has been confirmed that the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix will go ahead.

Motorsport

F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

The high-speed Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosts the second round of the 2022 Formula 1 season this weekend. Here's how you can watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Condemns 'Reckless' Houthi Terrorist Attacks on Saudi Arabia

The United States strongly condemned on Friday the Iran-backed Houthi militias' attacks on Saudi Arabia. "We strongly condemn this week’s multiple Houthi terrorist attacks on Saudi Arabia, including today’s that struck an Aramco facility in Jeddah, which is clearly civilian infrastructure," said the State Department. "At a time when the parties should be focused on de-escalation and bringing needed…

Tribune News Service

Saudi fuel depot is hit as drone attacks escalate

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil storage facility in Saudi Arabia was hit by a barrage of drone attacks on Friday, in a marked escalation of tensions in one of the world’s most important regions for oil shipments.

Sports Illustrated

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Will Go on Despite Nearby Rebel Missile Attack

A spokesperson for the Houthis rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack with missiles.

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