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Formula 1 is set to cancel two upcoming races in the Middle East as a result of the ongoing war in Iran, according to ESPN.
The Bahrain Grand Prix was previously set for April 12 and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was scheduled for a week later on April 19, but both will be called off after numerous strikes in both countries from Iran, whose leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a series of United States and Israel on Feb. 28.
The races were the fourth and fifth on the F1 calendar. It’s reportedly unlikely they are replaced due to how packed the schedule is in the back end of the year, meaning F1 would be going from 24 races to 22.
It would also mean a break for teams lasting the full month of April. Once the Japanese Grand Prix is completed on March 28, the next would be the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.
The decision is hardly a surprise for anyone involved in F1, as it had previously set a deadline to make a final call on the two races. The decision would be based on only in safety but F1 teams’ considerable logistics, as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has essentially prevented any freight shipping in or out of Bahrain.
Obviously, two races being canceled is hardly the most dire result of the war in Iran, as the conflict has begun to wreak havoc with global economics, particularly in the oil industry where approximately 20% of its product is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Bahrain Grand Prix was previously set for April 12 and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was scheduled for a week later on April 19, but both will be called off after numerous strikes in both countries from Iran, whose leader Ali Khamenei was killed in a series of United States and Israel on Feb. 28.
The races were the fourth and fifth on the F1 calendar. It’s reportedly unlikely they are replaced due to how packed the schedule is in the back end of the year, meaning F1 would be going from 24 races to 22.
It would also mean a break for teams lasting the full month of April. Once the Japanese Grand Prix is completed on March 28, the next would be the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.
The decision is hardly a surprise for anyone involved in F1, as it had previously set a deadline to make a final call on the two races. The decision would be based on only in safety but F1 teams’ considerable logistics, as Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has essentially prevented any freight shipping in or out of Bahrain.
Obviously, two races being canceled is hardly the most dire result of the war in Iran, as the conflict has begun to wreak havoc with global economics, particularly in the oil industry where approximately 20% of its product is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
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