Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

And that's F1's business model is still what it was, you know, is media rights and circuit hosting deals.

And I think ultimately they need to move beyond that to, I mean, if they get their F1 TV product up and running, they can get direct from consumers and, you know, but that's traditionally how F1's made its bank is with, you know, circuit hosting deals, which, I mean, just the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Grand Prix is going to cost the sport over $100 million.

Wow.

So

And it's hardly the only time this has happened.

In 2022, the second-ever Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, a stop on Formula One's globe-spanning calendar, was overshadowed by a massive plume of smoke in the background.

This was visible during the Friday's practice sessions, but as on-track action finished up for the night, reports emerged that this wasn't a simple fire.

It was an attack.