Tensions and conflict with Yemen are being felt: Reuters reports that the Saudi coalition has intercepted and destroyed a hostile aerial target. But the organizers minimize: “Take all measures to guarantee the F1 GP guests”
Lorenzo Pastuglia
March 22, 2022 (change March 22, 2022 | 16:04)
After the show seen in Bahrain, he repeats immediately in Jeddah. But the war against Yemen worries Formula 1 and not a little. According to the latest information released by Reuters, in fact, the Saudi coalition, which fights the country south of the Arabian Peninsula, claimed to have intercepted and destroyed a “hostile air target. “headed right to Jeddah. While earlier, between Saturday night and last Sunday morning, the Yemeni Houthi group had attacked and destroyed an Aramco brand distribution plant – one of the F1 partners and title sponsor of Aston Martin together with Cognizant – after launching missiles and drones targeting various power generation and water desalination plants.
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In addition, a spokesman for The Arab Coalition told Al Arabiya English that it “destroyed 106 boats loaded with explosives, which posed a threat to freedom of navigation in the southern Red Sea”. to have “intercepted and destroyed nine drones”. Facts that inevitably create fears at the Circus, headed to Saudi Arabia for the second GP in four months, on the brand new city circuit which debuted for the first historic time on the calendar in December 2021, and which in recent weeks has undergone some updating for the security. The organizers of the Saudi GP, in a statement released in recent days, however, have tried to reassure the whole F1, arguing that the accident at the Aramco oil depot is not connected to the three-day race.
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“The accident that occurred has no bearing on the race weekend – it is written in the note from the organizers of the Jeddah GP – as always, the safety and protection of our guests remains our top priority”. And again: “We are in constant contact with the competent authorities and – concludes the text – all necessary measures have been taken to ensure the safety of all visitors to the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian GP, as well as personnel, staff and of the participating media. We look forward to welcoming everyone to Jeddah this weekend for three days of great racing and entertainment. “
March 22, 2022 (change March 22, 2022 | 16:04)
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