QATAR ABU DHABI CANCELLATION DELAYS AMID MIDEAST CONFLICT

Original: What’s behind the delay in cancelling the Qatar and Abu Dhabi GPs?

Formula 1 has delayed decisions on cancelling the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix despite ongoing Middle East conflicts creating months of cancellation speculation.

Given the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, for several months now it’s been assumed that the cancellation of the season-closing Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix is not just likely, but inevitable. The commercial rights holder has been making contingency plans while outwardly maintaining that thes