F1 drivers praised for their collective stand ahead of Saudi Arabian GP
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The 2022 Saudi Arabian GP was marred by a missile strike by the Yemeni Houthi rebels on an Oil Depot run by Saudi Aramco. The depot was just six miles off the Jeddah corniche and occurred towards the end of the Free Practice one of the race weekends. Following the major incident in Jeddah, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association released a statement.
In this statement, GDPA told they had taken a joint step to race in the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP after reassurances were given from the officials. All the 20 drivers met last night, with their meeting coming to an end at 2:30 am local time. The decision to race was a collective decision will all the racers taking a vote to go ahead with the race weekend.
The collective effort of all drivers to join forces and address the situation unitedly was appreciated by pundits and fans alike. And former F1 driver and chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association Alex Wurz has praised the sport’s drivers for their reaction and stand in F1’s darkest moments
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Regarding the united stand of F1 drivers ahead of the Saudi Arabia GP, Chairman of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association Alex Wurz stated he was impressed with the unity and stand they took.
He said, “It’s definitely very impressive to watch that they strongly came together, as they did so over the last few years. But now it is demanded of athletes. The transformation of young people taking this responsibility is impressive. We are talking about people who are dedicated to professional life and they are going out and informing themselves and forming their opinions.”
Before Free Practice 2 commenced, the start was delayed by 15 minutes and F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali hosted an emergency meeting on Friday night alongside FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to update everyone on the situation. All the Team Principals and drivers were present for the meeting and doubts grew on whether the race would be cancelled citing security issues.
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