
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has confirmed the holding of the last two Grands Prix of the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, despite doubts linked to geopolitical reasons.
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The calendar of the final races of the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi had been put in doubt for geopolitical reasons.
The CEO and president of Formula 1 Stefano Domenicali clarifies the championship's position regarding the last two races scheduled during the season (Lusail and Yas Marina), hitherto considered in doubt for geopolitical reasons.
"We have confirmed the calendar - explains Domenicali to Sky - so the Grands Prix that should be the last two are those already scheduled in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. This is the direction we have taken with the information we have, with the assurances that we absolutely must have. This is the strategy that we will have to apply until the end of the year".

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