Motor racing-F1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 13, 2026 Red Bull's Isack Hadjar during pre season testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

LONDON, ⁠March 14 (Reuters) - Formula ⁠One's Bahrain ‌and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not ​take place ⁠in April ⁠due to the ⁠conflict in ‌the Middle ⁠East, the sport announced ​on ‌Saturday.

The announcement had ⁠been ​widely expected and the ⁠statement by the ​Liberty media-owned sport and governing FIA ⁠said the races will not be replaced ​on ⁠the calendar next ​month.

(Reporting ‌by Alan Baldwin, ​editing by Pritha Sarkar)