A long straight followed by a hairpin has been the formula for overtaking in F1 for years. But the new street track in Jeddah, revealed yesterday, appears to buck that trend.
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says the team faces a tougher fight to hold onto the third place they scored in the championship last year.
Alpine's racing director Davide Brivio has admitted it will be hard to promote its junior drivers into F1 as long as it doesn't have any customer teams.
In the round-up: McLaren's "rapid progression" convinced Ricciardo to leave Renault • Australian GP organisers 'frustrated' by lack of response from government • Fake Ferrari F1 car seized