F1 awaiting information on oil refinery explosion in Jeddah

As F1 cars took to the Jeddah street circuit for the opening practice session, black smoke was seen drifting into the sky as the result of a large fire at an Aramco facility near the international airport.

The Jeddah circuit is around 10 miles from the airport and the smell of burning oil drifted across the track during practice.

Although there has been no official confirmation on the cause of the incident, numerous local media reports suggested that it could have been the…