Progress pictures from Saudi Arabia as floodlights switch on

With just on six weeks until the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the floodlights in Jeddah have been switched on.

15 October 2021

With the clock counting down to the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the latest update pictures from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit have been released. Construction continues apace at the new venue, with the latest pictures showing marked progress as the weeks tick by. The first race at the new circuit is scheduled for 5 December, a week prior to the season finale in Abu Dhabi. The new pictures show the extensive floodlighting that will light up the Jeddah Circuit, as well as showing the laid tarmac through one of the fast, sweeping corners.

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