Is F1 hosting a race in Saudi Arabia is a problem?

While F1 won’t be racing in Vietnam next year, teams will be heading to Saudi Arabia. The country is due to host its first-ever GP in 2021 on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. But the addition of Saudi Arabia to the calendar has proved controversial. Many fans cited the poor human rights record of the country, while Kingdom officials have rejected the notion of ‘sports-washing’. In this video, we’ll be looking at why F1 accepted a deal from Saudi Arabia and why the country wants to host a race. Social Media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lott99e/ TikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@lottietalksf1 DISCLAIMER: This video is not intended for persons 13 years or under. Special mention to all the original sources of certain clips used in my videos. Please do check out their content for the full videos. Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. There are certain scenes from the Formula 1 calendar where race footage is used. All those rights are property of FOM. Other photos and news elements are used solely for the purpose of assisting the original content illuminate a more in depth story.