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The 5 Hot Infos for the Jeddah Track
Jeddah is the fastest track on city streets and the second fastest on the Formula 1 calendar.
Formula 1 returns to Saudi Arabia less than four months after its visit last year. This year’s fight comes amid fears of rocket attacks on oil facilities in the country’s second largest city, Jeddah.
- Route length: 6,174 km
- Rounds: 50
- Total distance: 308.45 km
- Lap record: Lewis Hamilton, 1:30.734 (2021)
- Winner 2021: Lewis Hamilton
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5 Hot Info for Jeddah track.
- The fight takes place in the streets of Jeddah. It is the fastest circuit on city streets and the second fastest on the Formula 1 calendar after Monza. The average hourly speed is 250 km/h.
- The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has 50 laps, while it is the F1 GP with the most corners: 27! Turn 13 has a 12-degree incline and this aids in the continuous flow of the track, which boasts the second-fastest pace on the lap after Monza.
- The alignment has changed a bit compared to last year to avoid some incidents that we had at the track last time. The barriers were removed at some points along the route and the last hairpin bend (No. 27) was widened because the grandstand was removed. This makes the round a little faster.
- According to Pirelli, the new road surface offers good traction and is rated 3 out of 5 on the corresponding tire scale. It has reasonable roughness that should result in controllable wear and performance degradation due to thermal stress. The intensity of the loads and speeds is average, so overall the tire load is calibrated at 3 to 5. Due to the continuous flow in the track, there are not great demands on traction and braking – here the calibration is around 2 to 5 The grip is said to have improved dramatically on race day thanks to the Formula 2 supporting race on the programme. Pirelli chose erasers from the middle of the range: C2 as P Zero white/hard, C3 as P Zero yellow/medium and C4 as P Zero red/soft.
- As with the Singapore and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix, the race will be held at night with the lights on, with the start scheduled for Sunday at 8pm (Greek time). This means that street temperatures can vary significantly between seasons, as in Bahrain.
* with data from formula1.com and Pirelli
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.