Some F1 drivers are expecting track limits to be an issue during the SaudiaArabianGP weekend as a result of the changes to the circuit.
In several places, the walls have been moved back, while kerbs have been made less aggressive.
His regular pre-event notes to teams for each race clarify the current interpretation thus:"The white lines define the track edges. During qualifying and the race, each time a driver fails to negotiate [within] the track limits, this will result in that lap time being invalidated by the stewards.""There's a few places that yes, it can have you over, obviously with extended walls compared to the track edge," said Valtteri Bottas when asked by Motorsport.
"Some corners I think almost will be too quick to do it. As I said, I think generally the circuit is better. I think that's the main thing we should be focusing on.""I think the FIA has a firm stand there since a year or so, the white line," said the German."And actually in Bahrain, we talked about it again in the drivers' meeting, white line, and you can't cross.
Track rookie Nyck de Vries admitted that he will be careful as he gets up to speed while acknowledging that it's now easier to use the kerbs.
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