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Red Bull driver Sergio Perez of Mexico reacts after winning pole position at the Formula One Grand Prix it in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Was it worth it? F1 race in Saudi Arabia raises questions

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 28, 2022 01:01 AM EDT

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a fire still burning at Saudi Aramco's North Jiddah Bulk Plant after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels ahead of a Formula One race in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Authorities pledged Saturday that the F1 race would go on Sunday. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
Perez on pole for Saudi Arabian GP day after nearby attack

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 26, 2022 05:32 AM EDT

A cloud of smoke rises from a burning oil depot in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
F1 in Saudi Arabia shifts from human rights to rebel attacks

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 25, 2022 11:57 AM EDT

A passenger airplane flies over a smoldering fire at a Saudi Aramco oil depot after a Yemen Houthi rebel attack, ahead of a Formula One race as the sun rises in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Yemen rebels strike oil depot in Saudi city hosting F1 race

By Hassan Ammar, Jerome Pugmire And Jon Gambrell Mar. 25, 2022 11:25 AM EDT

Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou of China steers his car during practice for the Formula One Grand Prix it in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
F1 drivers discuss safety concerns ahead of Saudi Arabia GP

By Jerome Pugmire Mar. 25, 2022 11:23 AM EDT