Currently, no race schedules have been altered, but speculation surrounds April's Grands Prix in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain due to the conflict involving US, Israel and Iran.

However, the FIA did postpone the March 26-28 World Endurance Championship season-opener in Qatar, with President Mohammed Ben Sulayem saying "The FIA continues to monitor developments across the region."

At Friday's press conference ahead of the Australian GP, Wolff said to media, including GPblog: "First of ​all, Formula One in a way becomes the second priority.

"It's (Middle East situation) ​such an important topic in the region that it’s even quite difficult, I guess, to ​talk to the local leaders and say: 'What about the Grand Prix?'

"I would very much hope we race. Is it realistic that we race there at the moment? I’m not quite sure."

The Mercedes boss then said it was up to the FIA and F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali to manage the situation with regard to the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races.

"My hunch is I would ‌very ⁠much hope we race ... But again, I leave it to Stefano to manage that situation."

"I hope generally it gets better there so we are able to come back as soon as possible."

Elsewhere, the FIA have announced changes to their driving standard and penalty guidelines, with stewards likely to give out fewer penalty points to drivers in 2026.

Following a meeting at the Qatar Grand Prix in November, where the FIA note "constructive input," the driving standard guidelines have been amended to "align with the objectives expressed by the drivers and GPDA."