Following the travel chaos caused by airspace closure in the Middle East two chartered aircraft departed London on Monday night. Update: Qatar Airways flight operations remain temporarily suspended due to the closure of Qatari airspace. Qatar Airways will resume operations once the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the safe reopening of Qatari airspace. The war in the Middle East caused by the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran places those races in significant doubt with F1 "closely monitoring" the situation. "The next three races are in Australia, China and Japan, not in the Middle East – those races are not for a number of weeks.

Source: Irish Independent March 03, 2026 21:12 UTC