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Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen may be angry after Saudi Arabia’s sports minister HRH Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal opened the door to two races taking place in the country in the future. The two stars have been outspoken against racing in Saudi Arabia, with the Brit previously admitting he could not wait to leave after this season’s race.

Al-Faisal admitted that the prospect of two races taking place in Saudi Arabia was something that they will discuss with F1. “We really see the benefits of having these events for the Kingdom,” Al-Faisal said.

“And that’s why we’re investing so much. Maybe you’re focused more on sports, but we’re doing the same in culture, and entertainment and even exhibitions, and a lot of things that we look at. We definitely could host two races already for that. But I think that’s something that we have to discuss with F1 and see how it goes. But we definitely would love to have that.

If the proposal for two races in Saudi Arabia is rejected, Prince Abdulaziz claimed that alternating between Jeddah and Qiddiya is an option for them after the initial plan was for Jeddah to host until the Qiddiya project was completed. Qiddiya is a project that is set to be established in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital and is said to be finished next year.

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“That’s happened in Germany, between Nurburgring and Hockenheim. So that could be an option,” he added. “It [Qiddiya] will be an iconic place to have an F1 race, with a theme park that’s next to it.

“We think it’s a good transition [from Jeddah], because it’s a totally different environment. So you won’t have two races that are the same in one region: in Jeddah, it’s by the sea. But when you go to the other, it is the desert, it’s more of a different vibe to it.

“Qiddiya is a huge project. Hopefully they finish on time. So it could finish plus or minus, within their targets. But if it does, then that’s the idea to move there. But definitely the MotoGP will be there because we can’t host the MotoGP in Jeddah.”

However several racers may not be enthused about a second race in Saudi Arabia, including seven-time world champion Hamilton. “I am so happy the weekend is done,” Hamilton said after finishing tenth in this season’s race. “I am so happy that everyone is safe, I am just looking forward to getting out. I just want to go home.”

Verstappen, who won in Jeddah in March, echoed Hamilton’s sentiments. “We had a lot of guarantees that of course it would be safe but after this weekend all the drivers together, we will speak with F1 and the team bosses to see what is happening for the future,” Verstappen said despite F1 signing a ten-year contract for races in Saudi Arabia that ends in 2030.

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