‘I smell burning’ – huge fire near F1 in Saudi Arabia

‘I smell burning’ – huge fire near F1 in Saudi Arabia

 

 

 
​​Thick black smoke coming from the Aramco factory was clearly visible from the circuit and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, unaware of the incident, asked on his team radio: “I smell burning – is it my car?”A statement from F1 said: “We are waiting for further information from the authorities on what has happened.”Yemen’s Houthis rebels have claimed responsibility for the attack. Just days ago, they attacked the same location.Local reports in Saudi Arabia have acknowledged these latest attacks on Friday as a “hostile operation”.Related F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: When is it? How can I watch?Saudi Arabia and Yemen have been involved in a long-running conflict.The fire is less than 20km from the race track, where Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc followed up last week’s win at the Bahrain Grand Prix by setting the pace at Practice 1 ahead of the second round of the championship.F2 qualifying began after the fire, however F1 drivers and team bosses have been called to an urgent meeting ahead of Practice 2, which was delayed. It is unclear if this is related to the fire. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES: Fire ahead of Saudi Arabian Grand PrixCharles Leclerc makes fast start at Practice 1; Lewis Hamilton ninthF1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 full resultsF1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: When is it? How can I watch?Max Verstappen hits out at Netflix: ‘F1 is not the Kardashians!’Red Bull reveal cause of double-DNF but ‘expect no problems’Related Articles 

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