F1 Confirms Contingency Plans If Middle East Races Are Cancelled F1 executives are weighing their options for the season's final two races, but a larger story is unfolding one that threatens to upend the sport's carefully crafted plans.
The ongoing conflict in the region has already claimed two events: the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Qatar Grand Prix and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are now on borrowed time.
The FIA sanctioned World Endurance Championship has demonstrated a more agile response to the crisis, relocating its final two rounds from Qatar and Bahrain to safer European venues.