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F1 to decide before summer break on recovering Middle Eastern race
AutosportJuly 5, 2026
Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.
Formula 1 has set a summer break deadline to recover one of its postponed Middle Eastern races as it still aims to add Bahrain or Saudi Arabia to the calendar.Both Middle Eastern races were called off in March amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, with the protracted hostilities in recent months requiring the series to make contingency plans in case its season-ending events in Qatar and Abu ...