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F1 practice delayed by emergency meeting

Free Practice 2 was delayed Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali called an emergency meeting at the Jeddah Corniche Street Circuit against the backdrop of an attack on a nearby oil facility. Drivers and team principals were called to a meeting with Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in the moments prior to Free Practice 2 on Friday evening and saw the session start delayed by 15 minutes. An Aramco oil facility near the King Abdulaziz International Airport, only some 20 kilometres from the Jeddah circuit, was attacked with fire breaking out. It triggered the unusual decision to call an emergency meeting in the Formula 1 paddock after an explosion was reported at the oil facility....
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