Risk too high on Jeddah street circuit: 'Glad I'm not driving anymore'.

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12:58, 05 Dec 2021

The street circuit in Jeddah is seen as a cool circuit by many fans and drivers, but there are also people who don't like to watch it. Nico Rosberg is especially happy that he doesn't have to drive there, because according to him it is too dangerous.

The German wanted to know what the new circuit is like so he decided to get in the simulator and drive a lap. One lap was enough to make him realise it wasn't for him. "I'm glad I'm not driving Formula 1 anymore. The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is awesome. The track is incredibly fast and you have virtually no crash space in many places. At the back of the track, you shift down a second from eighth gear to seventh, the arc goes almost full, and you're heading for a wall. That's completely crazy," the former Formula One champion said in a video on his YouTube channel about the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Rosberg will therefore not sit completely quiet during the Grand Prix, as he believes the risk is far too great. "It all smacks of extremely high risk. I'm very curious to see how it will all turn out and I hope all the drivers stay in one piece. I think it's all madness."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Risk too high on Jeddah street circuit: 'Glad I'm not driving anymore'.

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