The promoters of Saudi Arabia's F1 race are adamant about the benefits of continuing to hold grands prix despite ongoing concerns about the country's human rights situation.
As Jeddah pulled off its third grand prix in just 16 months last weekend, it indeed faced further scrutiny about whether or not it was right of F1 to be hosting a race there.
"Carrying out these executions on the eve of the Jeddah Grand Prix is a brazen display of impunity by the Saudi authorities, confident that the sport and its commercial partners will stay silent, and that the pageantry of F1 will distract from the bloodshed." For a country that only ended its ban on women drivers five years ago, this is a clear sign of how attitudes are fast evolving, even if some would like action to be running at a much faster pace.
"We host it for the people, for the youth. As you may know, 70% of the population of Saudi is below the age of 40, and we see that on the ground today. "When we hosted the boxing, for instance, the Joshua/Ruiz Jr. world title fight in 2019, there were just six gyms in Saudi Arabia that had boxing," said Prince Abdulaziz."Now we have 57, and the participation in the sport grew by 300%.
But that progress did not stop widespread recent criticism about a potential Visit Saudi sponsorship deal that FIFA considered for the forthcoming World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.
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