Round two of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship takes place at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
, the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship has skipped over to nearby Saudi Arabia for the country's annual race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
The race will take place on Saturday instead of the usual Sunday schedule to avoid clashing with preparations for Ramadan, which means the initial practice session was moved forward to Thursday and qualifying is scheduled for Friday. Ferrari has confirmed that Carlos Sainz will miss the race due to an appendicitis that will require surgery. Filling in for Sainz will be reserve driver Oliver Bearman.. Its Jeddah Corniche Circuit, a street circuit that lies along the Red Sea coast in the city of Jeddah, was designed by well-known circuit architect Hermann Tilke and measures 3.83 miles long, making it second in length to only the 4.35-mile Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.
Teams also have to deal with rapid temperature changes as the race progresses, as the Saudi race starts at dusk and runs into the night. The current weather forecast calls for fine conditions during the race, with peak temperatures expected to hover around 85 degrees. Pirelli has nominated its medium tire compounds for the race: C2 is the white hard, C3 is the yellow medium, and C4 is the red soft.Being a street circuit, which means narrow passages with nearby walls, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit has a high risk of incidents leading to safety car periods. Across the three previous races in Saudi Arabia, there have been four safety car periods, and two red flags.
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