The test that will mark the arrival of Saudi Arabia to the Formula 1 calendar will take place the first weekend of December at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which continues to be built to be ready on time.
With 27 curves, 16 of them to the left and the remaining 11 to the right, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit aspires to become the fastest urban track in the world and a spectacle for Formula 1.
The works continue apace and little by little we are seeing new images that reveal the state of the 6175-meter-long complex designed by the prestigious architect Hermann Tilke.
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Although its managers recently recognized that the deadlines to comply with the calendar set by the Formula 1 They are very tight, everything is going according to plan so that the circuit is ready and 100% to host the first Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia.
In the images distributed by the promoters of an event that hopes to exceed the 250 km / h average speed and have even three DRS zones, you can see two of the fastest zones of the circuit, located in the Corniche Bay.
“Our goal is for it to be an exciting race,” stated Khalid Bin Sultan Al Faisal weeks ago. “We don’t want it to be one of those boring races where there are no overtaking. We are organizing an F1 Grand Prix because we want to provide excitement. And what I can tell you is that we are doing everything possible to make it that way.
This is the Jeddah circuit.
“It is not simply about the landscape, the environment or the sporting events that we are planning to do,” reiterated the president of the national federation. «For us, they are races. So it must be exciting. It must be fast. Our goal is to make it exciting and with lots of overtaking. “
“We wanted to do something special, a different race, the best race,” insisted Khalid Bin Sultan Al Faisal. “So we are working closely with Formula 1 and Tilke. I can promise you that it will stand out ».
Will it meet the expectations, which are quite high? From December 3 to 5 we will have the answer.