The Saudi Arabian F1 Grand Prix, which is to be held this Sunday, March 27, “can continue as planned” despite the attacks committed Friday in the country, in particular on an oil installation near the Jeddah circuit.
Claimed by the Yemeni rebels Houthis, the attacks on an oil installation near the Jeddah circuit will not disrupt the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia as assured by the championship promoter, Formula 1.
“Formula 1 is in close contact with the relevant authorities regarding the current situation. The authorities have confirmed that the event can continue as planned and we will remain in close contact with them and all the teams and we will closely monitor the situation, ”said the organizer in a press release.
16 attacks carried out by the Houthis
These attacks come on the eve of the seventh anniversary of the intervention of the military coalition led by Riyadh in Yemen to support the Yemeni government against the Houthis, close to Iran. They caused no casualties according to Ryad.
The rebels carried out 16 attacks in the south and in Jeddah (west) targeting various infrastructures, including a power station, a water station and oil installations, the coalition said in a statement.
The most impressive took place in Jeddah against tanks of the oil giant Aramco, causing a gigantic fire.
The spokesman for the coalition, Turki al Maliki, had also assured that the incident would have no impact “on activities in Jeddah”.