Hamilton: 'Hopefully it's still the race track that it was'

The Formula One drivers are gearing up for a Grand Prix weekend in Saudi Arabia. At the end of last season the drivers were also there and put together a spectacular race. Since then, several changes have been made to the track, which Hamilton believes weren't needed.

While Mercedes has struggled to keep up with Ferrari and Red Bull Racing this season, Hamilton was still in full battle with Max Verstappen in 2021. Both drivers kept each other in check for a long time and fought out who would take the world title, including in Saudi Arabia.

After the season several teams and drivers gave feedback on the circuit in Saudi Arabia. They thought it was too dangerous at some parts, and the FIA decided to listen and widened the track in several places.

Hamilton hopes for another exciting race

For Hamilton, however, the changes were not necessary, he told Sky Sports and others during the press conference. "I don’t even know what changes there are, I know they’ve changed the last corner. I don’t actually know what the other changes are. We didn’t need more visibility, I hope they haven’t changed too much to take away what the track was. Hopefully it’s still the race track that it was."