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F1 was hoping that there would be better news regarding the war in Iran, but the days go by and the situation continues to boil over in the Gulf. Thus, it is expected that this weekend the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, scheduled for the second and third weekends of April (12 and 19, respectively), will be confirmed.
These races have been in doubt since hostilities began in the region on February 28, and the FIA and F1 have been closely monitoring the situation along with the promoters and authorities of the Bahrain and Jeddah races.
As MARCA reported a few days ago, it is not possible to replace either of the two events due to the short notice to organize and deploy everything that a Formula 1 Grand Prix entails in a couple of weeks and, if confirmed, the World Championship calendar would be reduced to 22 races, with an interval of four free weekends between Japan and Miami.
It is said that the promoters in Saudi Arabia were particularly interested in saving their race, given that Jeddah is located in the south of the Arabian Peninsula, further away from the conflict zone. But with no signs of improvement in the situation and the difficulties posed by air transport, it is necessary to make a decision at this time, so that the teams and other stakeholders can face the logistical problems.
A key deadline was that the freight with the cars and the most necessary equipment for each circuit had to leave Japan after the race (in two weeks' time) to be taken to Bahrain and then to Jeddah, but it now seems that it will be diverted to Miami for the sixth round of the calendar.
For Aston Martin and Williams, two of the teams that have made the worst start to the year, it is a breath of fresh air,as they will be able to recover from their delicate performance situations and then return with improvements in their most needed areas. In the case of Alonso's team,the Honda engine, and in the case of Sainz,a new chassis as light as possible and without reliability problems.