The city of Jeddah was again hit by a rocket attack on Friday.
A fire caused by a missile strike lifted a huge statue of smoke over Jeddah. AOP
Huthik rebels struck a missile strike in Saudi Arabia on Friday, just over ten kilometers from Jeddah Street. According to Reuters.
The rebels struck the storage facilities of Aramco, the world’s largest oil company. According to Saudi state media, these are plane and rocket attacks.
The F1 race is scheduled to run on Jeddah Street over the weekend. In the middle of Friday’s first free practice, a huge cloud of black smoke appeared in the city sky.
– A huge amount of black smoke seen in the Red Sea in the city of Jeddah, the news agency Reuters reported recently.
Watch the video of Viaplay depot supplier Mervi Kallio’s report on Jeddah. Formula 1 races can be watched on Elisa Entertainment Viaplays and V sport channels.
An F1 reporter based in Jeddah also reported the same finding on his Twitter account Chris Medland.
– Smoke rises over the city. It appears on TV images as drivers approach the last bend of the track, Medland writes.
Numerous images of the smoke cloud have been published on social media. Black smoke was also seen on TV images during the first free workouts.
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Red Bullin Max Verstappen in turn, said he had burned the smell. The team confirmed that the smell did not come from the car.
Based on Flight Radar, which tracks planes in the sky, several planes circle the vicinity of Jeddah and are unable to land in the city.
Friday’s second rehearsals start at the Jeddah track 15 minutes late. Just before they started, all the drivers and team leaders gathered to listen to the status report.
– We do not feel insecure, Elisa Entertainment Viaplay depot reporter Mervi Kallio said in a broadcast.
Smoke was seen on the street track in Jeddah on Friday. AOP
According to Kallio, drivers are not allowed to comment on missile strikes in any way. He described the atmosphere in the depot area as special. In the traditional F1 style, there was no way to get information about the events.
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Spokesman for the Huthik rebels Yahya Sarea said in a statement on Friday that it plans to provide details of a “large-scale operation in Saudi Arabia”.
A coalition led by Saudi Arabia destroyed several planes loaded with explosives on Friday. They targeted the south of Saudi Arabia and hydroelectric and power plants.
Blow last week
After the missile strike, black smoke rose. AOP
It was not until Sunday that an alliance led by Saudi Arabia repelled a rocket attack on Heddik rebels targeting Jeddah.
Neutral Yemeni rebels had previously attacked the Aramco distribution plant. Huthika rebels had also attacked Saudi Arabia’s desalination plants with drone planes.
Race bosses said at the time they were “monitoring the situation”.
Saudi-backed rebels believe Saudi Arabia is to blame for Yemen’s civil war. The crisis has been going on for seven years.
The second free practice is scheduled to run in Finnish time from 7 pm to 8 pm. Iltalehti is monitoring the situation.