Here are all the track changes ahead of this weekend's SaudiArabianGP F1
The third edition of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is almost here, and we can expect to see plenty of changes in Jeddah to the track itself, and the surrounding area.
Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast about the alterations to the track and general surroundings, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix CEO Martin Whitaker said: “For a start, it looks a lot more mature. So it’s sort of grown up, the palm trees actually now look like proper palm trees! “But during the winter months, we’ve again made some quite interesting changes to improve the sight lines. So, on five of the corners, we’ve moved the fences back by anything between two and seven metres. So in some places, it’s quite a marked change to the overall look and feel of the circuit.
“So therefore, they will be going on to effectively the back straight or that long curve between 23 and 27, they will be entering that at a slower pace. So it’ll be interesting to see how that works out.”Well, despite the reduction in speed at turns 22 and 23 that Whitaker mentioned, he nonetheless suspects that a lap on average of the track will now become slightly faster.
“One of the issues, if you remember was that track was designed and constructed in the ’21 era car, and therefore when we got to the ’22 era car, I imagine that there will be other circuits who faced this issue as well, the kerbs did not work well with the modern era car and as a result of that ’22 design.
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