Listen to this article Ahead the second grand prix on the Corniche circuit this weekend, barriers at four of the 27 corners were moved back while the final turn was widened by 1.5 metres. This came after GPDA director George Russell previously told Motorsport.com the track was “lacking a lot from a safety perspective and a racing perspective”. But Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz  and Charles Leclerc have led calls for further improvements to be considered following Mick Schumacher’s shunt in qualifying on Saturday evening. The Haas driver was ruled out of the Sunday race following a high-speed crash that took 57 minutes to be cleared. Sainz, who called the changes for 2022 “the smallest ever”, reckoned the safety credentials of the F1 monocoque offered peace of mind to drivers but asked whether it was worth the risk. He said: “As drivers, we are very confident around here just because we know that the safety of the cockpit nowadays is very high. “This gives us a bit the tranquillity that even at those speeds, the car is protecting you because the FIA has done a great job in giving us very safe cockpits. But at the same time, is it really worth it?” His initial suggestion was to push the concrete barriers further back to increase the window drivers might have to scrub off speed before impact. Sainz continued: “Having that huge accident when you can maybe, hopefully push the walls a bit further out gives us a bit more s …

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