Saudi ArabianGrand Prix

Located alongside Jeddah’s Corniche with a backdrop of the Red Sea, this unusual-looking street circuit is one of the most unique venues we race at.

The temporary street circuit does feature some permanent facilities and was designed by Hermann Tilke’s company in collaboration with Formula 1 themselves.

What they decided upon became F1’s third longest track and was the longest street circuit until the Las Vegas Grand Prix debuted at the end of last season. Its fast and furious layout consists of a crazy 27 corners - seven more than the next-highest number on the calendar which is Baku and Circuit of the Americas which both have 20 turns.

The average speed for George during last year’s race was 240.459km/h, which was just below the average that he experienced around the ‘Temple of Speed’ at Monza! Confidence here is key.

The W15 will need to be quickly set up in a very different way to Bahrain, with less downforce and need for heavy braking around Jeddah. Track evolution at this circuit is also high, with lots of dirt and dust often finding its way onto the track. Fortunately, as the weekend goes on this should only improve the lap times as both Formula 1, as well as support series Formula 2, F1 Academy and the Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East help clear the track.

The track surface will also be smoother than what we’ve experienced so far this season, with Pirelli bringing tyres that are a step softer as a result.

Being a night race, the circuit will be illuminated with floodlights when the sun goes down, just like we saw in Bahrain. We’ll be closely monitoring the change in conditions, with temperatures likely dropping and the chance for wind speeds to rise or move direction.