F1 cancels Bahrain
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Motor racing-F1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
LONDON - 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,
F1 is currently scheduled to hold its fourth and fifth rounds of the 2026 season in Bahrain (Apr. 12) and Saudi Arabia (Apr. 19), but the running of both events has been thrown into doubt by the unfolding conflict in the Middle East.