Pictures from the build-up to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, including a first look at the new Jeddah Corniche Circuit and a change of colour for the Safety Car.
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix articles archive
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix articles
Williams team principal Capito to miss Saudi Arabian GP after positive Covid test
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams team principal Jost Capito will miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19, the team has confirmed.
The scenarios that threaten an unworthy end to F1’s terrific title fight
2021 F1 season
Posted onQuestionable rules changes, controversial stewarding decisions and unresolved problems present too many opportunities for an unworthy end to F1’s terrific title fight.
Warm and dry weather in Jeddah but track conditions may still be tricky
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weather
Posted onWarm and stable weather conditions are expected for F1’s first Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but track conditions may still be tricky.
Williams cars to carry tribute to late founder Sir Frank Williams at Saudi Arabian GP
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams’ cars will feature a tribute to Sir Frank Williams at this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, following the death of the team’s founder earlier this week.
Will Verstappen seal the title as F1 faces its “biggest unknown”? Five Jeddah talking points
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen can win the F1 championship this weekend, but will the new and dauntingly fast Jeddah circuit produce a twist in the title fight?
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix TV Times
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s race week! Formula 1 and Formula 2 head to Jeddah Corniche Circuit this weekend. Here’s how to watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and more.
Jeddah will suit Mercedes more than Red Bull, both teams believe
2021 F1 season
Posted onBoth championship contending teams expect the new Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which will hold this weekend’s race, is more likely to suit Mercedes than Red Bull.
Jeddah track construction to be complete “in coming days”
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onConstruction of the new Jeddah Corniche Circuit will be completed within a few days according to the promoters of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which is due to take place at the track in two weeks’ time.
FIA sure Jeddah track will be ready for first Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onFIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi says he has no doubt construction of the new Jeddah Corniche Circuit will be completed in time for the first Saudi Arabian Grand Prix next month.
Jeddah making “miraculous” progress as deadline to complete F1 track looms
2021 F1 Season
Posted onWith just five weeks to go until the first practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, “extraordinary” progress is being made on the new circuit in Jeddah.
F1 announces revised starting times for 22 rounds of 2021 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has confirmed details of the starting times for all bar one of the rounds on its 23-race calendar, having restored on-the-hour starts for 2021.
Official: Australian and Chinese GPs postponed, Bahrain and Imola to open season
2021 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 has confirmed its 2021 season will begin later than planned as the Australian and Chinese grands prix have been postponed due to the pandemic.
Algarve and Imola in the frame to hold races as China joins at-risk list
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onFormula 1 is closing on a return to both Portugal’s Algarve circuit and Imola in Italy this year as the pandemic puts multiple early-season fly-away races in jeopardy.
As Saudi Arabia joins 2021 calendar, Hamilton urges F1 not to ignore human rights
2020 F1 season
Posted on“Human rights should be equal for everyone and we’re going to all these countries where that is an issue” said Lewis Hamilton after F1 announced a new race in Saudi Arabia.
F2 to race at Jeddah, F3 adds Austin in split 2021 calendars
Formula 2
Posted onFormula 2 and Formula 3 have confirmed their schedules for next year, which will take place alongside separate rounds of the 2021 F1 calendar.
F1 confirms record 23-race calendar for 2021 but no race in Vietnam
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onFormula 1 has revealed a draft calendar featuring a record-breaking 23 races for next year’s championship, but Vietnam does not feature and the venue for one of the events has not been confirmed.
Official: Saudi Arabia to hold first F1 race in 2021
2021 F1 calendar
Posted onFormula 1’s long-rumoured first race in Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed. A night race through the streets of Jeddah will take place in November 2021.