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Pro Sports Schedule Now Affected By Middle East War: Formula 1 Cancels Races Pro Sports Schedule Now Affected By Middle East War: Formula 1 Cancels Races
Pro Sports Schedule Now Affected By Middle East War: Formula 1 Cancels Races The growing US-Israeli war on Iran is already rippling into the sports world. Formula 1 announced over the weekend that the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix auto races will not take place in April because of safety concerns linked to the escalating war in the region, in which Iran has targeted Gulf nations. The cancellations remove two races from the 2026 calendar, shrinking the season from 24 to 22 events and leaving a lengthy gap in the schedule. Bahrain had been set for Friday, April 10, through Sunday, April 12, with Saudi Arabia scheduled for Friday, April 17, through Sunda…