Revisions to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Saudi Arabia, which are largely being done for safety reasons, may also increase speeds at Formula 1’s second-quickest track.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix promoters have had just three months to make alterations to the circuit since its inaugural race last year, ahead of F1’s return later this month. Several drivers called for changes to the track after the first race was marred by incidents which led to two red flags and multiple Safety Car and VSC deployments.
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix chief executive Martin Whitaker said they have paid particular attention to drivers’ concerns about the limited visibility through the track’s many fast corners.
“The FIA and Formula 1 had requested that we looked at 12 or 15 points around the circuit,” he said. “Nothing that was an issue as such, it was more about sightlines because obviously the speed of the circuit is such that drivers were arriving very quickly on slower cars.
“I think the…