Formula 1 is testing whether video screens can be used to help address the problem drivers have encountered with poor visibility at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Last year several drivers complained the track’s combination of fast corners and barriers made it difficult to see far ahead in place, raising safety concerns. Some barriers have been altered for the second event at the circuit this weekend but drivers suspect this will make little difference.
The increased size of front wheels on F1 cars this year has added to the visibility problem. In an effort to address it, video screens have been set up at points around the circuit to relay images of the track ahead to drivers.
Lando Norris is unsure how well the step-up will work. “It’s such a quick section, it’s not like you have a lot of time to look at a TV screen and see what’s going on.
“We’ll see. If it is good, then I’m sure we’ll try to implement it.”
Mercedes driver George Russell said the approach could have…