Formula 1 cancels the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix due to ongoing Middle East conflict; decision to not replace events will see F1 2026 schedule reduced to 22 rounds; there will be a five-week gap between the Japanese Grand Prix on March 27-29 and the Miami Grand Prix on May 1-3
The sport had been due in Bahrain for the season’s fourth round from April 10-12 before racing in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah a week later from April 17-19, but both countries are among the Gulf states to have been struck by attacks from Iran in retaliation to US-Israeli air strikes.
