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Bahrain would welcome Saudi Arabia to F1

Jan.14 Bahrain says it would welcome the arrival of Saudi Arabia to the Formula 1 race calendar. Former F1 team boss Flavio Briatore, who some years ago helped to broker the deal that took the sport to Azerbaijan, said last week that he thinks Saudi officials are "already talking" to Formula 1 about a race. Now, Britain's Daily Mail quoted a source as saying a deal to begin in 2021 is "as good as done". Saudi Aramco, which is the desert kingdom's ultra-wealthy national oil company, has reportedly signed as a sponsor on a race deal that could involve a $65 million a year fee payable to Liberty Media. But with Abu Dhabi also on the calendar, yet another race in the...
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