F1 teams over the safety of the event after this year’s race was overshadowed by a rocket attack nearby. A missile strike on an oil facility barely 10 miles from the Jeddah track during a Friday practice session cast doubt on only the second running of the Saudi Grand Prix.
The rest of the weekend only went ahead following a lengthy meeting between organisers and worried team officials. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack.With next year’s race less than six months away, Saudi Arabia's sports minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal paid a visit to last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix in an attempt to allay any concerns teams may have about returning to Jeddah. READ MORE: F1 Saudi GP in crisis after terror attack causes explosion and blazing inferno in Jeddah “We spoke to them about what necessary measures have been taken, working with F1 in particular, and our number one priority is safety for everyone," said Prince Abdulaziz, reported Autosport. “That's not just around the track, but around the kingdom.
Funnily enough, three days after that [attack], there was an announcement of a ceasefire.“So I think with all the media coming [to the race] and so on, it was a way to show aggression and to pick up on the media out there.
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