'Only really Turn 22 I feel is changed,” says Nico Hulkenberg about the Jeddah track changes. “They've tightened it up, slowed it down. And then there's one corner where the wall is [moved] back. But the rest is very similar.' F1 SaudiArabianGP
The high-speed nature of the track, with a series of flat out bends, means that drivers sometimes come across a rival who is touring round on an out-lap or in-lap and doesn’t have the time or space to get out of the way.
Drivers always rely on their engineers for radio updates on approaching fast cars, and that is even more important in Jeddah than at other venues.Nico Hulkenberg "We've just got to be very active and reactive. It's a very dynamic radio communication on an out-lap. You basically should keep the line open, because cars keep coming through at a very fast pace."Hulkenberg suggested that the track changes hadn’t made much difference to the overall lap.
“Obviously kerbs they've adjusted, we don't have these kerbs that beach cars anymore. The one out of Turn 10 is quite aggressive, it's a bit higher now. It's like climbing Mount Everest a bit with these cars!"said that the moving walls has had some impact on the traffic issue.
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