Motor racing-Formula E will start new season in Mexico if Saudi opener cannot be held
Other Saudi-based events remain on schedule
The annual Dakar Rally, held entirely in Saudi Arabia, also remains scheduled for January 1 to 15 as the opening round of the governing FIA's world rally-raid championship, followed by the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge on March 21 to 26.
Dodds says a December Jeddah race still looks likely
"We talk to the kingdom on a very regular basis and obviously we're monitoring what's happening in that part of the world," Dodds told reporters ahead of the season's title-deciding finale in London on August 15-16.
"Of course the situation changes so rapidly that monitoring it in July, August when you've got a race in December is maybe not that helpful. But there comes a point where a decision has to be taken because we start to ship cars and logistics out there. I personally have a very high confidence that the race will go ahead in December in Jeddah.
