With 4 totally different vehicles within the high 4 locations, plus championship chief Lando Norris beginning down in tenth, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix guarantees to be an intriguing race.
System 1 is utilizing softer tyres in a bid to encourage extra strategic variation within the race, which has been pretty predictable prior to now. Will the change make a distinction?
Right here’s the important thing data for following at present’s 50-lap grand prix.
Climate
Extra of the identical is forecast for Sunday evening in Jeddah. The nice and cozy however cooling temperatures can be a lot as they have been in qualifying.
Begin
Jeddah has one of many shortest runs to the primary nook of any observe on the calendar.
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Distance from pole place to first braking zone. Supply: Mercedes
Final yr Max Verstappen, as he does once more at present. On that event he instantly moved to his left to maintain Charles Leclerc, second, behind him.
This left Leclerc weak to Sergio Perez, who began third, however the Crimson Bull driver wasn’t capable of move the Ferrari.
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Technique
Final yr drivers selected the next compounds to start out the race on:
System 1’s official tyre provider Pirelli has introduced tyres that are one stage softer than final yr. Nonetheless drivers have been capable of run that medium (the equal of this yr’s onerous) for as many as 41 of the 50 laps. Due to this fact, even with the marginally hotter temperatures than final yr, drivers are doubtless to have the ability to full the race with a single pit cease once more.
A pit cease prices round 15 seconds at Jeddah, which is lower than at many different tracks.
Pirelli has not but confirmed which units of dry climate tyres every driver has out there for the grand prix. The information can be added right here when it’s printed.
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Overtaking
There have been no adjustments to the DRS zones from final yr. Jeddah has three, clustered in direction of the tip of the lap.
Velocity lure
Pole winner Verstappen has one of many quickest vehicles within the velocity lure. Nonetheless the unfold from quickest velocity to lowest is just not notably massive this weekend.
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Security Vehicles
Because of the restricted quantity of run-off at a number of factors across the circuit, interruptions are usually not unusual at Jeddah.
Nonetheless the observe’s high-speed nature additionally means crashes could be critical sufficient to trigger crimson flags. Any groups which suspect the race could also be red-flagged might keep away from pitting, within the hope they’ll be capable of make their obligatory tyre change whereas the race is neutralised.
A number of drivers took benefit of the chance to do this in the course of the inaugural race. Lando Norris was amongst those that misplaced out consequently and described F1’s crimson flag rules because the “worst rule ever invented.” Nonetheless it stays unchanged.
Grid
The grid for this yr’s race is as follows. Any adjustments between now and the beginning of the race can be added right here:
Over to you
Each race to this point this yr has been received from pole place. Will that change at present?
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