DBMotorsport

  Abstract The escalating tensions surrounding Iran are no longer a background variable in the geopolitical calculus of international sport. For Formula One, whose calendar is structurally anchored to the Arabian Peninsula, the risk has moved from theoretical to operational. This article examines the legal framework governing Grand Prix cancellations, the underestimated logistical exposure already visible in the route to Australia, and why the institutional memory built during the COVID-19 crisis may prove to be the most valuable asset the Circus possesses, including a credible Italian contingency that, this time, would not need to be improvised. The Threat Is Not Hypothetical Anymore Four Grand Prixes (in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi) are located in a region where the recent Iranian crisis has created significant issues. The Strait of Hormuz, which is under near-total Iranian influence, is a core shipping lane and flight corridor. In operational terms, it is the ar...