• Formula One races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia expected to be cancelled

    From Martin Harran@martinharran@gmail.com to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Fri Mar 13 17:51:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1

    Surprise, surprise!

    https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/03/13/iran-israel-us-war-live-updates/#75588

    Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Formula One Grands ?Prix are expected to be
    cancelled over the weekend due to the conflict in the Middle East.

    Ahead of a March 20th deadline for freight needing to be transported
    to Bahrain for logistical reasons, Reuters is reporting based on
    sources that a cancellation of the races is a matter of time.

    Strikes on middle eastern countries have included BahrainrCOs Manama,
    where many team personnel would be likely to stay. Bahrain was
    scheduled for April 12th with the Saudi ?race in Jeddah on April 19th.

    Neither race is likely to be replaced or rescheduled, ?which would
    leave April as an empty month for the ?series and the championship
    reduced to 22 rounds.
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