Formula 1 is expected to hold more races at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit than was originally planned before the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix changes venues.
The CEO of the Saudi Motorsport Company, Martin Whitaker, said F1’s three-year run at the temporary circuity is likely to be extended to five years.
F1 has a long-term deal to race in Saudi Arabia. The eventual destination of the event is a purpose-built venue in a new entertainment centre known as Qiddiya, 40 kilometres outside the capital Riyadh.
“We’re all waiting now what’s happening with Qiddiya because, as you know, the contract for a grand prix in Saudi Arabia is for 15 years,” Whitaker explained. “The majority of those years will see it taking place in Qiddiya.
“Qiddiya at the moment is effectively in the planning stage, there’s no track there, there’s no buildings there or nothing to speak of anyway. So there’s a lot of work to go now.”
Jeddah “is a fantastic circuit and it’s difficult to sometimes…