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Jeddah tweaks circuit to improve 'sight-line' and safety

Saudi Arabia's Jeddah circuit that hosted the country's maiden F1 Grand Prix is tweaking its layout in a bid to improve the track's safety in its final sector. While F1's drivers gave the new venue a thumbs up when they took to the track at last month's inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, there were also concerns voiced by several drivers ahead of the race over the circuit's final sector that features a string of fast sweeps and blind corners. Unfortunately, those worries proved valid on race day. On the second restart, as the field barreled into Turn 3, a contact between Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez sent the Red Bull driver spinning amid the pack. An unsighted George Russell arrived...
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