Formula 1 has decided to cancel the April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid Operation Epic Fury in Iran, multiple sources have told ESPN.
The Bahrain Grand Prix had been scheduled for April 12th, followed by the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on April 19th.
Both nations have come under attack as part of Iran’s retaliation to recent large-scale strikes carried out by the United States and Israel against Iranian military targets.
Despite not knowing whether the conflict would be ongoing by the time their event dates roll around, a decision needed to be made imminently due to the logistics of when teams had to start sending freight to the Middle East for both events.
It is highly unlikely the races in the Middle East will be replaced, given the schedule at the back end of the year is tightly packed.
Without knowing when the conflict will end or whether there will be escalations in the conflict down the line, F1 does not want to be in a position where a championship is decided or influenced by a race being canceled at the end of the calendar.
That would mean the 2026 schedule being reduced from 24 to 22 races and a five-week void between the third round of the new season in Japan on March 29 and the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.
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It’s a necessary business decision considering the impact the illegal war is having on the region. Competitor and audience safety is paramount.
Not a “war.” Not “illegal.” Bless your heart.
Congress didn’t authorize it so that makes it illegal. America is attacking Iran. That makes it a war.
Trump loves stupid voters.
Not a “war.” Not “illegal.”
Read your Constitution, dimwit. Congress has no ‘authority’ to ‘authorize’ or ‘make’ war whatsoever. Not even mentioned in the Constitution. And the War Powers Act is unconstitutional anyway. Congress only has the power of the purse and can cut off funding for the war if it can pass such a vote and get past a veto.
Now go do you homework, idiot.
Returning caller, yer not veri brite ar ya?
Turns out your goatherder hero Mojtaba Khamenei is as gay as Tim Apple. LMFAO!
Oooooh, bet the headline writer for this one just loved typing “Operation Epic Fury”, didn’t ya. Make ya feel more manly?
They will also cancel the all-goaters inter-arab camel jockey races for fear of a Tomahawk flying up the ass of one of them