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Leclerc Heads Verstappen in Opening Saudi Practice

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc set the pace ahead of Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen in Friday's opening Formula One practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Monegasque, who took victory ahead of team mate Carlos Sainz in last week's season-opening race in Bahrain, lapped the 6.1-km Jeddah Corniche…

Asharq Al-Awsat

F1 tells drivers Saudi GP will go ahead despite nearby attack

Formula 1 chiefs have made clear to teams and drivers that the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will proceed as planned despite an attack on a nearby oil facility.

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F1 tells drivers Saudi Arabian GP will go ahead despite nearby attack

Formula 1 chiefs have made clear to teams and drivers that the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will proceed as planned despite an attack on a nearby oil facility.

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Saudi Arabian Formula 1 practice delayed after rebel attack on oil facility

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Practice for this weekend's Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix was delayed Friday after Yemeni rebels attacked an oil facility setting off a huge fire visible from Jeddah's street circuit.

AFP

Arab Coalition Says Saudi Arabia Targeted by 16 Attacks, Warns Houthis Against Testing its Patience

The Saudi-led Arab coalition announced on Friday that the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen had carried out 16 attacks against the Kingdom. It warned them against continuing their grave violations and of testing the patience of the coalition. The coalition announced that Saudi defenses shot down 12 armed drones and…

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Arab Coalition: Act of Aggression Targets Aramco’s Bulk Plant in Jeddah

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said Friday that Saudi Aramco’s Bulk Plant in Jeddah was the target of an attack. Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki said: "At 17:25, Saudi Aramco’s Bulk Plant in Jeddah was targeted with an act of aggression, the…

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Yemen rebel attack on Saudi oil plant sets off huge fire by F1 track

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Yemeni rebels attacked a Saudi Aramco oil facility setting off a huge fire visible from Jeddah's Formula One track as part of a wave of attacks on Friday.

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Saudi Aramco’s Jeddah oil depot hit by Houthi attack

Saudi Arabia announces ‘military operation’ in Yemen following series of drone and rocket attacks on the kingdom.

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Second Jeddah F1 practice delayed after emergency meeting

Formula 1 delayed the start of second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Friday amid the fallout of an attack on an oil facility near the Jeddah circuit.

Motorsport

Second Jeddah F1 practice delayed after meeting about oil facility attack

Formula 1 has delayed the start of second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix amid the fallout of an attack on an oil facility near the Jeddah circuit.

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Saudi Aramco Jeddah storage facility hit by attack - source

A Saudi Aramco storage facility has been hit by an attack in Jeddah, a source told Reuters.

Reuters

Saudi Aramco storage facility targeted by Houthi attack causing fire

Yemen's Houthis said they launched attacks on Saudi energy facilities on Friday and the Saudi-led coalition said oil giant Aramco's petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah was hit, causing a fire in two tanks but no casualties.

Reuters

F1 awaiting information on oil refinery explosion in Jeddah

Formula 1 is awaiting information from Saudi Arabian authorities on the cause of an explosion at an oil refinery near the Jeddah track on Friday.

Autosport

F1 awaiting information on oil refinery attacks in Jeddah

Formula 1 is awaiting information from Saudi Arabian authorities on the cause of an explosion at an oil refinery near the Jeddah track on Friday.

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Daily Mirror

Saudi Arabian GP under threat as 'missile strike' causes huge explosion near F1 track

An explosion has taken place at an Aramco petroleum facility in Jeddah, close to the track where the second race of the F1 season will take place this weekend

AFP

In-form Leclerc fastest in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix opening practice

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Early season championship leader Charles Leclerc maintained his impressive form with Ferrari on Friday when he topped the times ahead of Max Verstappen in opening practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Reuters

Huge plume of black smoke seen rising in the Red Sea city of Jeddah - witnesses

A huge plume of black smoke was seen rising in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea city of Jeddah, where oil giant Aramco has several oil facilities, witnesses said on Friday.

Autosport

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Leclerc leads Verstappen in FP1

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen to first place in FP1 for Formula 1’s 2022 Jeddah race, where the latter did not complete a flying lap on the softest tyres.

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Evening Standard

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Another Leclerc v Verstappen fight likely looms but key questions abound in race two

Formula One has relocated some 800 miles from Bahrain to Jeddah for the build-up to the second race of a season that currently comes with more questions than answers.

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Magnussen faces "more pressure to not mess up" at Jeddah F1 race

Haas driver Kevin Magnussen reckons he faces 'more pressure to not mess up' his first Jeddah Formula 1 race, for which he has been unable to prepare in the simulator.

Autosport

How new F1 gearbox rule reduces Saudi Arabian GP crash grid penalty jeopardy

A largely unheralded change to Formula 1’s gearbox regulations has removed some of the jeopardy associated with a heavy pre-race crash around the tight confines of the Jeddah track.

Motorsport

How new F1 gearbox rule reduces Jeddah crash grid penalty jeopardy

A largely unheralded change to Formula 1’s gearbox regulations has removed some of the jeopardy associated with a heavy pre-race crash around the tight confines of the Jeddah track.

Autosport

FIA details Jeddah F1 track changes ahead of Saudi GP

FIA race director Niels Wittich has detailed the final changes made to the Jeddah Formula 1 street track ahead of this weekend's second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

AFP

Sainz tells Ferrari fans to remain cool, realistic after blistering season opener

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Carlos Sainz reminded Ferrari and their legion of Italian fans to stay focussed and realistic on Thursday ahead of this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second in the Formula One season.

AFP

Norris foresees long McLaren struggle for speed

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Lando Norris conceded on Thursday that he and his McLaren team may face a lengthy development struggle to improve the disappointing season-opening performance of their new car.

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