Saudi Arabia GP boss expects positive F1 driver reaction to changes

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Saudi Arabia GP boss expects positive F1 driver reaction to changes

Numerous changes have been made in the interest of safety

Ewan Gale

Wednesday 15 March 2023 17:43

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix CEO Martin Whitaker is expecting a positive reaction to changes at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit from F1 drivers.

The venue, dubbed 'the world's fastest street circuit', has sparked safety concerns from drivers across the first two iterations of the event.

Revisions were made for last year's running to help improve driver sight lines, but further changes have been made ahead of F1's second race of 2023, with changes to kerbs joining further amendments to wall placement to improve vision through corners.

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"The drivers are going to be, I think, really quite pleased because obviously the first time they get a chance to have a look will be when they walk around on Thursday," Whitaker told the F1 Nation podcast.

"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."