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In several places, the walls have been moved back, while kerbs have been made less aggressive.
In contrast to previous years, the work has created the potential for drivers to explore track limits in some corners, which means that they could potentially fall foul of FIA race director Niels Wittich.
His regular pre-event notes to teams for each race clarify the current interpretation thus: “The white lines define the track edges. During qualifying and the race, each time a driver fails to negotiate [within] the track limits, this will result in that lap time being invalidated by the stewards.”
Drivers expect to learn about the impact of the Jeddah track changes during Friday’s practice.
“There’s a few places that yes, it can have you over, obviously with extended walls compared to the track edge,” said Valt …