Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: F1 drivers agree to race despite security concerns after missile attack

Formula 1 drivers say they agreed to race in Saudi Arabia this weekend despite security concerns following a missile attack near the Jeddah track.

The race will go ahead on Sunday following four hours of meetings between drivers and senior figures. The decision was made at 02:30 local time.

A statement from the Grand Prix Drivers' Association said it had been "difficult to erase natural concerns".

They were reassured by F1 bosses and Saudi government ministers, it said.

The drivers' decision to race came at the end of an extraordinary day in Jeddah following a missile attack on an oil facility nine miles from the track.

Drivers started a discussion over whether to race an hour after second practice had finished and remained in the room while various senior figures came and went.