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The opening day of practise for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday went ahead despite attacks by Yemen's Houthis on a facility owned by Aramco near the track in Jeddah.
The Saudi energy facilities are owned by state-run energy giant Aramco, a major Formula One sponsor.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they launched the attacks and the Saudi-led coalition said Aramco's petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah was hit, causing a fire in two tanks but no casualties.
The second practice session was delayed by 15 minutes after Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali called the drivers and teams into a meeting.
Organisers said the weekend, with final practice and qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday would go ahead as planned with fans in attendance.
Formula One said it was closely monitoring the situation.
In a statement Formula One, and FIA confirmed: “that following discussion with all the teams and drivers, the 2022 FIA Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will continue as scheduled.”
“Following the widely reported incident that place in Jeddah on Friday, there has been extensive discussion between all stakeholders, the Saudi government authorities and security agencies who have given full detailed assurances that the event is secure,” the statement said.
(Source: Supersport.com)
