Formula 1 is expected to cancel races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia next month due to safety concerns due to the growing military conflict between the United States and Israel. The cancellation could reduce the number of race weekends from 24 to 22. The conflict has created major security concerns and uncertainty about whether traveling or racing in the countries will be safe. F1 officials have been dealing with the issue for nearly two weeks and may delay the announcement until the end of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. No current plans to replace the Middle East races have been made for the upcoming races.