Last updated on Less than a minute agoLess than a minute ago.From the section Formula 1. Formula 1 drivers say they agreed to race in Saudi Arabia this weekend despite security concerns following a missile attack near the Jeddah track. The race will go ahead on Sunday following four hours of meetings between drivers and senior figures. The drivers’ decision to race came at the end of an extraordinary day in Jeddah following a missile attack on an oil facility nine miles from the track. Drivers started a discussion over whether to race an hour after second practice had finished and remained in the room while various senior figures came and went. A significant number of drivers had concerns about the safety of the event following the attack.

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