![]() ![]() “So hopefully everyone has a safe weekend and hopefully everyone gets home safe afterwards. I’m looking forward to getting in the car, for sure.”Īs for whether it is politics or safety that is the issue, he said that’s “something I don’t want to get into either.” Pressed to whether he was ‘happy’ to be racing in Saudi Arabia, he said: “Like I said, it’s open to interpretation. “All the opposite to everything they said.”Īsked to elaborate on his comments, he replied: “Well, I didn’t elaborate on it, so it’s open to interpretation.” Lewis Hamilton: Max Verstappen ‘will not slip up’ in latest title pursuit Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari talk resurfaces after rocky start to Mercedes season Lewis Hamilton quizzed on Bahrain GP criticism and Mercedes exit talk Hamilton, however, isn’t as comfortable as his fellow drivers. “And, on the other hand, we also fully trust the organisations that bring us here to compete in a safe place.” So, this is something that as a sport we can be proud of. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez added: “I’m happy to be back and as a sport I think we’re able to also help a country to evolve and for the people that live here. But, we trust everyone around to put us in a safe situation to race.” None of us wants to ever experience something like that. “Obviously, it was scary what happened last year. “Obviously we trust FOM and the organisation to keep us safe,” said Esteban Ocon in Thursday’s FIA press conference. But after “total assurance of the country’s safety”, as it was put by F1 boss Stefano Domenicali, the race weekend went ahead as planned.īack at the Jeddah circuit for round two of the 2023 championship, the majority of the drivers aren’t worried about their safety as they “fully trust” F1 and the organisers. The drivers held late-night talks with team bosses and F1 chiefs in which they raised concerns about safety. Last season some drivers threatened to boycott the race after a missile attack during Friday practice on an oil depot close to the Jeddah circuit. While his rival drivers toed the party line and declared they had faith in F1 keeping them safe as the sport set up for the Saudi Arabian GP weekend, Lewis Hamilton said his opinions were “opposite to everything they said”.įormula 1 is back in Saudi Arabia this weekend for the third running of the grand prix, but it’s not without controversy and comment. ![]()
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