F1’s options as it tries to get a race back onto the 2026 calendar

Formula 1 says it is “working overtime” to keep abreast of the latest Middle East situation, as it evaluates whether it can get one of its missing races back later this year.The Iran war that erupted on the eve of the season prompted the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix to be called off from their April slots – leaving a five-week gap between Japan and Miami.But with F1 careful at the time not to explicitly state that either Bahrain or Saudi Arabia was cancelled, it has always been understood that there was a possibility for their return.While the current schedule does not offer much opportunity to slot them back in thanks to the run of races late on, that has not stopped F1 contemplating options should a return be possible.On Thursday, during …