Saudi sports minister, Formula 1 CEO discuss grand prix

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sports Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal and Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali held talks in Jeddah on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (SPA)

• Inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will be held Dec. 3-5 on Jeddah’s corniche

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sports Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal met with Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali in Jeddah on Wednesday to discuss the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The penultimate round of this year’s F1 races will be held Dec. 3-5 on Jeddah’s corniche along the Red Sea shore. It is the first collaboration in the long-standing partnership between F1 and the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF). 
During the meeting, Prince Abdul Aziz and Domenicali discussed arrangements for hosting the much-anticipated street race and other details regarding the racing circuit.
Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al-Faisal, who is the SAMF chairman, and a number of F1 officials also attended the meeting.
The first Saudi Grand Prix will wrap up an exciting year for motorsports in the Kingdom as the Formula E Diriyah E-Prix was held under the lights for the first time in Riyadh last month.
The 2021 calendar for F1 begins on March 28 with the Bahrain Grand Prix.