F1 to end season in Europe if no Middle East races, decision in September
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LONDON: Formula One will end the season in Europe if races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi cannot be held and has set a mid-September deadline, the Liberty Media-owned sport's chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Wednesday.
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Races scheduled for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in April were called off due to the Iran war, with Malaysia's Sepang circuit now due to host the latter on October 4, with the Gulf kingdom paying most of the costs.
The FIA-sanctioned World Endurance Championship (WEC) has already moved its last two rounds in Qatar and Bahrain to Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya and Italy's Monza in October and November.
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