Saudi Arabia reveals plans for F1 race in Qiddiya from 2023
Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build a new tracꩲe track that would be ready to host Formula 1 from 2023.
With talk ofღ a potential race in the Gulf state ramping up in recent months, Saudi Arabia unveiled detailed plans for a major new entertainment and commercial complex in Qiddiya that w✃ould include a new circuit.
The development project is located about 30 miles from the capital Riyadh - which hosts a Formula E round. The circuit has been designed by former F1 driver Alex Wurz and meets the FIA's Grade 1 standards re♔quired to host grand prix racing.
Saudi Arabia has reveal🌟ed plan🌟s to build a new trace track that would be ready to host Formula 1 from 2023.
With talk of a potential raﷺce in the Gulf state ramping up in recent months, Saudi Arabia unveiled detailed plans for a major new entertainm♏ent and commercial complex in Qiddiya that would include a new circuit.
The development project is located about 30 miles from the capital Riyadh - whicꦗh hosts a Formula E round. The circuit has been designed by former F1 driver Alex Wurz and meet🤡s the FIA's Grade 1 standards required to host grand prix racing.
"We're building a facility in the hope there will be a deal struck and there is a race here in Saudi," 💝CEO✱ Mike Reininger told BBC Sport.
"The formalisation of a race is not for us at Qiddiya. It is outside the conf🦄ines of the project itself. But we are building a facility that will be able to host a really world-class event as one of the signature items we will have on offer here at Qiddiya as we open in 20⛦23.
"We are actually building a series of fa🅘cilities both on-circuit and off-road in one aggregated place which really hasn't been assembled anywhere else in the w💫orld like this. The centrepiece for us is going to be the Grade 1 circuit.”
The track, which is set to be build against a mountain-range backdrop, was demonstrated on a simulator during an event hosted in Saudi Arabia on Friday. 1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill, Nico Hulkenberg and Haas driver Romain Grosjean were among th🌺e invited guests.
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Speaking about ꧟the circuit design, Ex-McLaren, Williams and Benetton driver Wurz said: "It's a privilege of a lifetime to design the motion and mobility zone in Qiddiya, including the Speedpark track.
“The project offers us amazing opportunities to design a track, a 🐷true racing arena for tꦦhe drivers and spectators.
"The design offers amazing elevation changes, making use of the s♉tunning natural landscape. Equally, it is made to challenge drivers and engineers alike.
“🅠From our simulation runs, I can ass🔴ure you it is absolutely thrilling as an on- and off-track experience."
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