New Delhi, March 14 -- Formula One races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will be cancelled or rescheduled as the Middle East war engulfs the region.

"The F1 in Saudi and Bahrain won't happen at their scheduled time," a source aware of the matter told AFP. Formula One will announce soon that the races "have been cancelled or postponed to a later date", the source added.

The sport had been due to be in Bahrain for the new season's fourth round on April 10-12, before heading to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah a week later, from April 17-19.

However, the Gulf has been battered by two weeks of Iranian drone and missile attacks.

Tiny Bahrain, a short hop over the Gulf sea from Iran, has been targeted with frequent attacks that have hit buildin...