Formula One's drivers opted against boycotting the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix because government ministers assured them security measures were being "elevated to the maximum", according to the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA).
F1's 20 drivers held a remarkable four hour meeting on Friday evening as they resisted F1's calls to race on as normal following an attack on an oil depot just 8km away from the Jeddah circuit.
At 2.30 on Saturday morning F1 team bosses and CEO Stefano Domenicali emerged from the meeting to insist the race was going ahead as planned.
It means practice and qualifying will go ahead as scheduled on Saturday ahead of Sunday's race.