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F1 CEO opens up on Saudi Arabian GP: ‘We don’t want to be political on that'

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has reiterated his belief that the pinnacle of motorsport can act as a catalyst for change in Saudi Arabia after missile strikes jeopardised the event on Friday. F1 headed to Saudi Arabia this weekend in the midst of incremental tensions between themselves and Yemen after their war began in 2015 following the ousting of Yemen president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi by Houthi militants in 2014. During the first practice session of the weekend, the Houthis launched a missile attack on an Aramco oil refinery, of which the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is within close proximity. READ: 2022 Saudi GP: Leclerc shocked by Perez’s blistering pole lap Sir Lewis Hamilton said...
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