Listen to this article F1 made its first visit to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in December last year, and while the track won praise for its thrilling, high-speed layout, some drivers were critical of the safety standards and lack of visibility in places. GPDA director George Russell told Motorsport.com the track was “lacking a lot from a safety perspective and a racing perspective”, while suggestions from the FIA prompted the organisers in Jeddah to make some tweaks for this year. It had already been confirmed that the sightlines would be opened up in a number of corners to aid visibility, as well as widening the final corner where Max Verstappen crashed at the end of his Q3 lap. The FIA has now formally detailed what changes have taken place ahead of this weekend’s second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix via Wittich’s event notes that were issued on Thursday. In the tight Turn 2-3 complex where a crash in the race led to one of two red flags last year, the barriers on the left- …

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