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Saudi Arabia's Jeddah street circuit expected on Formula One calendar for four years

Saudi Arabia's Jeddah street track is set to host the country's Formula One race for at least another four years, the chief executive of the event's promoter Martin Whitaker has said.

The Gulf kingdom made its Formula One debut last year as part of a 15-year-deal with a night race in Jeddah in December.

It is expected to move eventually to Qiddiya, a planned entertainment resort about an hour's drive from the capital Riyadh, once a permanent circuit has been built.

Qiddiya is at the heart of an ambitious strategy to open the economy and ease social restrictions.