Aston Martin reassures staff amid uncertainty over Middle East races

With questions surrounding the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix due to the conflict in the Middle East, Krack has spoken about the human impact of the situation as staff prepare for the closing rounds of the season. While organising parts and logistics remains manageable, he acknowledged the difficulty of addressing employees' concerns.

“There are questions raised inside the team because, I mean, there are families. They’re asking questions,” Krack said. So it’s a difficult subject, and the more reassurance we can give, the better it is. But you cannot always give 100% reassurance because often we don’t know ourselves what’s going to happen.”

Krack was also asked about the report from Iranian News Agency Fars which circulated a list of potential targets for retaliation should the United States and Israel launch further attacks on Iran. The list includes hotels used by Formula 1 and MotoGP teams during race weekends that, for now, remain on the calendar.

Despite concerns raised over the final two races, Krack did express his confidence that Formula 1 would take the right decision and act appropriately if the races could not take place because of safety reasons.

He revealed that he had discussed the situation at length with Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell this morning. “We are really convinced that F1 is not going to take any unnecessary risk,” Krack said.