Ben Sulayem says FIA is ready for Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix

Less than three weeks before the Qatar Grand Prix, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said the FIA was fully prepared and committed to staging the Qatar and Abu Dhabi races as the close of the 2026 Formula 1 season.

Questions over whether Formula 1 would travel to the two events have been raised repeatedly, but F1 and the FIA have continued to say both would go ahead as scheduled.

Qatar's MotoGP round went ahead last weekend, although Yamaha's factory and customer teams stayed home in line with a negative travel advisory from Yamaha's parent company.