Listen to this article For the second instalment of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this weekend, the barriers have been moved back at numerous corners by up to 1.5 metres to improve visibility. FIA race director Niels Wittich has also revealed that the exit of the final corner, Turn 27, has been widened from 10.5 to 12 metres while a smooth surface has been added to some barriers to allow drivers greater capacity to brush them without sustaining major damage. This followed GPDA director and Mercedes racer George Russell previously telling Motorsport.com the track was “lacking a lot from a safety perspective and a racing perspective”. But the modifications garnered a muted reaction from the Ferrari teammates on Thursday. Sainz reckoned the “tiny” changes proved more had to be done to improve the relationship between drivers and the governing body after expecting a greater “step in the right direction”. He said: “I was commenting with Charles that they just moved the wall, but the driving line will still be close to the wall. “It means our visibility doesn’t improve, which for me just shows that we need to keep making this relationship with the FIA tighter, better because we expected a step in the right …

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