Saudi GP gets the go-ahead despite attack on oil facility near track

Yemen group's attack on energy industry locations causes huge fire in Jeddah but authorities insist the show goes on

Aramco attack: A cloud of smoke rises from a burning oil depot in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Friday. Picture: Hassan Ammar/AP

Formula One bosses have said Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go ahead despite an attack on a nearby fuel depot during practice.

Black smoke billowed across the Jeddah circuit as seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and his fellow drivers took part in the first action of the weekend.