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All F1 races need an air ambulance, if Mick needs one right now how is its safety in the air guaranteed?

It's never good when the driver doesn't get out the car and it's never good when the coverage cuts away to the pit plane. Fingers crossed for Mick, that was a big one.

Hamilton 11th in final practice, the other Mercs occupy the last 7 spots. Maybe that engine is more of a problem than the aero package?

I think it's fairly clear which driver would get the most attention from the Saudi authorities if the race had been cancelled. I saw Hamilton got a death threat from someone claiming to be a trackside fire marshall last night. It will be interesting to see the demeanour of the drivers today...

Very very sad. An exceptional drummer.

Without a doubt, getting everyone out in an orderly fashion on Sunday night is now the only thing that really matters. Drive to survive indeed.

It seems that way. Benson is a decent reporter and not one for unsubstantiated rumour. I bet some of the other drivers are glad they have kept their mouths shut over the past couple of days.

Andrew Benson of BBC on the extra info the drivers were given that convinced them to race. " Part of this information involved the possible consequences of not racing, such as how easily teams and drivers would be able to leave the country if the race did not happen. " Wow. If this is the case...

There is no way 20 drivers have sat there for 4 and a half hours and all come to the same conclusion. There's clearly a big split, but what has been agreed to get everyone singing from the same hymn sheet? More money? The threat of arrest / impounding machinery? There's a lot more to come out...

The drivers have been placed in an unenviable position here. Whatever decision is eventually made, it's going to have some huge repercussions. Not race and they embarrass the Saudis (maybe not a good thing to do whilst you're actually still there!) , lose their money, presumably the substantial...

It's nearing 1am over there and the drivers meeting is still ongoing. Clearly there must be some push back from some drivers. It's all well and good the Saudis saying it's only infrastructure that's being attacked - getting the F1 cancelled, or having something bad happen live in front of a...

He did so earlier today and I believe Horner did too.

It's crazy for F1 to be there in the first place, but a probable drone missile strike on an Aramco site (are they not sponsoring this race btw?) less than 10 miles from the track only causes a 15 minute delay to FP2 and then F1 carries on like nothing has happened. I think if one driver decides...

Just down the road from where the F1 is currently being held...

It sounds like Russia are admitting defeat without doing so. The chief of the Russian army is now saying they are going to concentrate on liberating the Donbas region. Once this has been completed Putin can then claim his victory, or Ukraine push East and become the bad guys when Eastern Ukraine...

The NI threshold increase will be very welcome to low earners.

Temptation, and giving in to it. The Wife has recently been to the doctors and had her blood pressure taken and it's high. They told her to buy a machine and take figures every day and go back in a couple of weeks. I knew I shouldn't have had a go, but I did anyway and if it's anywhere near...

Well that got interesting quickly! Leclerc absolutely brilliant throughout.