F2 chief insists Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds will go ahead

Formula 2 chief Bruno Michel says the 2026 championship will finish in Qatar and Abu Dhabi despite continued uncertainty around the Middle East calendar. “Qatar and Abu Dhabi will not be cancelled,” he said.

The F2 calendar has already changed: its Bahrain and Saudi rounds were replaced by races in Miami and Montreal. In late September, the series added a race to its Baku schedule, a step viewed as preparation for possible further cancellations.

In Baku, Colton Herta said he was unsure whether that was the season's last race, but would keep working as if two more remained. Michel was asked about the comment and said F2 was following Formula 1's lead.

Formula 1 and race organisers are understood to remain hopeful of staging the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix as planned. F1 has nevertheless been preparing an Imola contingency for the first weekend of December if the two Grands Prix cannot go ahead.

Michel was also asked whether Rafael Camara could be declared champion on the basis of the Baku standings if the final two rounds were cancelled. He said he did not expect that scenario. Camara led after Baku with 207 points, ahead of Nikola Tsolov on 200 and Alex Dunne on 189.