Jeddah situation closely monitored after rocket attacks

This coming weekend, F1 will travel to Jeddah for the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. The organisers are currently closely monitoring the situation there after rocket attacks occurred in the city. In the event of a major threat, the event may not be able to take place.

After the Bahrain Grand Prix, F1 travels on to neighbouring Saudi Arabia where yesterday, a missile attack on an Aramco fuel plant took place in the city where the race will be held, reports Reuters. The news agency also reports that another enemy projectile was intercepted from Yemen that was aimed at the city. In fact, more attacks are reported, including nine drone attacks.

That Aramco was the target of the missile attack raises additional concerns for Formula One, as the state oil company is also the sport's main sponsor. Mirror.com reports that the F1 chiefs are closely monitoring the situation in the country. Should the situation indeed be too dangerous to hold a race there, it will not be possible to find a replacement for the event this weekend in the very short term. It is possible that the race will then be rescheduled.