Components 1‘s future in Saudi Arabia seems snug with work ongoing into the circuit at its under-construction megaproject metropolis in Qiddiya, and followers have had a primary glimpse at maybe its greatest promoting level.
Town, which started development in 2019, is basically targeted on the sports activities and leisure business, and regardless of work nonetheless ongoing, the world has nonetheless seen FIA-backed motorsport, with the primary Excessive H World Cup being held there in October 2025.
Set within the Riyadh Province, Qiddiya has lengthy held ambitions to carry a Grand Prix, in addition to different types different top-level motorsport, together with WEC and MotoGP.
Motorsport Week additionally understands that Components E will, like F1, will vacate its present shared Saudi residence in Jeddah Corniche to race in Qiddiya sooner or later.
The circuit, which is predicted to be accomplished in 2028, is at the moment referred to as the Qiddiya Velocity Park Monitor and has been penned by famed F1 circuit Hermann Tilke and former F1 driver Alexander Wurz.
Finer particulars of the circuit is at the moment unknown, however it’s slated to have 21 corners, and at an obvious size of 4.3 miles, would be the longest circuit on the calendar.
Its most original nook shall be Flip 1, referred to as “The Blade”, which is reached at a steep incline, peaking at 230 ft, with a live performance venue positioned beneath.
Over final week, pictures and photographs emerged of the development at the moment going down of The Blade, with a clip on social media posted from the seat of an aeroplane passenger because it flew over the circuit.
Watch the footage beneath!
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