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Wolff: Team bosses unanimous grand prix must go on

Toto Wolff has insisted it was a unanimous decision among team principals to continue with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Mercedes boss was speaking after a meeting at which it was decided to proceed with the weekend as planned despite a missile attack on an Aramco oil facility only 12 miles away from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Following a foiled attack by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group last weekend, a missile launched on free practice day for the grand prix resulted in a major blaze with flames and black smoke visible from the track. The Houthi group subsequently claimed responsibility. During FP1, Max Verstappen said he could smell burning and feared his Red Bull car was on...
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