Trump confirms new air strikes on Iran as F1 Grands Prix approach

According to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, cited by Reuters, missiles struck Qeshm Island on Friday.

Speaking to reporters, President Donald Trump did not specify that he was talking about the strikes on the aforementioned island. "I don’t want to talk about it," he was quoted by CNBC.

He then added: "We do minor strikes, but they knock out. They built a little bit of an anti-aircraft device, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five."

He also added that Iran wants to make a deal 'very badly.' Trump said: "They have 300% inflation. Their navy’s gone. Their airport, everything’s gone, and they want to make a deal."

This could also affect the Formula 1 season, as the Qatar Grand Prix is scheduled to take place later this month. MotoGP is racing at the Lusail International Circuit this weekend.

Iranian news agency Fars has also previously circulated a list of potential targets for retaliation in the event of further attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel, which have now taken place. The list includes hotels used by Formula 1 and MotoGP teams during race weekends.

Wolff trusts the responsible decision-makers, the Mercedes team principal explained in Brazil. "Stefano and Mohammed have been pretty clear about the situation that Formula 1 follows what the international guidelines are, whether there are travel restrictions, airlines not flying, any warnings in the region, the kind of feedback that local governments are making. So not only the promoters, but what the local governments are making. And this is what you need to rely on, in my opinion, and I'm fully with that."

Wolff also added: "I think that if riders stand up, who know nothing geopolitically about what's going on, but have an audience that listens, I think that is something that creates media value. But I would have done the same as MotoGP management has done. You want to ride or drive, go. If you don't want to, don't go. It's as simple as that, and everybody can take their personal decisions on that, and I respect that.