The FIA has no concerns about the safety of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which is still being completed ahead of the event this weekend.
As the last building works at the new Jeddah Corniche Circuit continue in the days leading up to the inaugural Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, the FIA’s Race Director, Michael Masi, has stated that he has no concerns about the safety standards of the track.
Work on the new circuit began in April of this year, with only seven months to build a Grand Prix facility from the ground up to the FIA’s stringent specifications.
The concept has resulted in the development of a lightning-fast 27-corner circuit set over a six-kilometer configuration with limited tolerance for error, with thin tarmac strips lined by barriers.
The weekend deadline was just met in the last few days, as construction work proceeds at breakneck speed, with the main facilities now ready to host a Grand Prix.
However, because work has clearly focused on the most important aspects of the facility, the less important elements may still have some rough edges this weekend.
The highest safety standards have been met
Despite the brevity of the project’s timeline and the rapidity with which it was completed, Masi stated that he had no concerns that safety criteria were not met..
“From a circuit perspective, everything has been done to the highest safety standards that the FIA has,” he said
“Between the fences is all looking amazingly good. Obviously, in the paddock and so forth, there’s still a lot of activity going on. But [that’s] not unusual for a brand new event, at a completely new facility, that’s been built from the ground up.
“Credit where credit’s due, the Saudi Arabian Motorsport Federation, with the Ministry of Sport’s assistance, has done a brilliant job of building this exciting but unique facility.”
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