The Bahrain Grand Prix, cancelled in April due to Middle East tensions from the Iran war, will now be held in Malaysia in October as a replacement event. The relocation offers Malaysia an unexpected return to the Formula One calendar after previously exiting due to cost concerns.
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Malaysia set to host F1 race in October as replacement for Bahrain Grand Prix called off earlier this year - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formul... Malaysia is set to hold a grand prix in October as a replacement for the Bahrain race that was called off earlier this season.
The race in Bahrain was rescheduled in April amid the US-Israel war on Iran and will now be held in Malaysia.
The cancellations of April's race at Sakhir, and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, were due to the Iran war and the situation in the Middle East.
Malaysia once decided Formula One was too expensive to keep, but Bahrain’s displaced Grand Prix has given it an unexpected route back to the calendar, as well as a chance to test whether the sport can still deliver value without the full financial burden of a long-term comeback. Analysts say the one-off race, made possible by the war in Iran and the cancellation of April’s races in Bahrain and Sau