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Drivers trust FIA as Iran crisis clouds F1 calendar

Mar.6 Formula 1 drivers say they trust the sport's leadership to make the right call as the escalating Iran crisis casts doubt over the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix. With the two April rounds potentially under threat, George Russell said the situation is largely out of the drivers' hands. 'Ultimately, I think all of us trust in F1 and the FIA to make the right decision,' said the Mercedes driver, a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. 'It's going to be changing daily, I'm sure, and we're still four or five weeks away, so I don't think anyone is really pressing those questions because there's still a long time between now and then. 'And of course it's kind of outside...
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