Formula One races have failed to call for the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but at the time of finding a fulcrum for strength, they will sit down to talk to the sport's lawmakers about the future of the race and other controversial races.
According to the report, the runners met on Friday night and early Saturday morning after a Houthi rebel missile attack on a refinery 12 miles from the Jeddah race and decided they did not want to race.
A Houthi military spokesman in Yemen, who fought a Saudi-led militia for seven years, claimed responsibility for the attack on a facility run by state-owned energy company Aramco.
After that, F1 Directors Stefano Domenicali and Ross Brawn spoke to them as well as the captains of the racing teams and their team leaders in a 4-hour meeting.
At the time, Saudi Arabia's Sports Minister, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, said his country would not hesitate to cancel the Grand Prix Saudi Arabia if it felt there was a real security threat to the event.
Also on Friday evening, the Saudi Arabian government and security forces gave assurance to F1, teams and trackers that there was no risk of a similar attack on the race.
In fact, the race was still taking place normally with the usual drama and victory for Maxverstappen. However, that will not stop trackers from worrying about their safety. They will have the opportunity to express that in a sharing about their experience in Saudi Arabia, through Zoom in the coming days or in Melbourne (Australia) before the next race in 2 weeks.
A question is, should we return to Saudi Arabia? But with at least a decade left to make a £50 million deal a year, there are many financial reasons why Domenicali and the team's owners, who will also participate in the discussions, will reluctantly push the Saudi Arabia GP aside.
In total, more than £100 million a year from Saudi Arabia is invested in F1, through the race, sponsorship of the sport's title and their support for the Aston Martin team.
Lewis Hamilton was one of the runners who reacted the most: I am very happy that the weekend is over and everyone is safe. I'm looking forward to leaving here. I just want to go home. The seven-time world champion also affirmed that F1 "should not return to Saudi Arabia" due to many other problems.
His compatriot, McLaren driver Lando Norris, added: I feel relieved to have overcome the weekend. All we want to do is race. But it was a place of concern and that was why we had the discussions we had. We have been assured and told it is safe, and we have to believe it.
