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Jeddah night race to bring F1 to Saudi Arabia from 2021

Formula 1 will visit Saudi Arabia for the first time in November 2021 with a street race set to be held at night in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia has played an increasingly prominent role in motorsport with the Race of Champions, Formula E and the Dakar Rally all visiting the country in recent years. Its state-owned oil giant Aramco became a global partner of Formula 1 at the start of 2020 and its branding has been prominent at grands prix this year. It will be the third Formula 1 event in the Middle East, following on from Bahrain and Abu Dhabi, which joined the calendar in 2004 and 2009 respectively. It is the third new race deal to be agreed under Liberty Media’s stewardship of Formula 1,...
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