“My Saudi Arabian Grand Prix”, by our Grand F1 Reporter Jérémy Satis

For my very first Grand Prix in the shoes of an AUTOhebdo F1 Grand Reporter, I went to Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, scene of the second round of the 2022 season. A trip that I will probably never forget, especially in due to the anxiety caused by this strange cloud of black smoke which rose above the circuit…

Published on 24/12/2022 à 09:00

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“My Saudi Arabian Grand Prix”, by our Grand F1 Reporter Jérémy Satis

A fiery first Grand Prix experience for our great F1 reporter, Jérémy Satis © Antonin Vincent / DPPI

Let's be honest, for a big first, I had imagined something more, let's say, traditional. A Grand Prix at 15 p.m. for example, in a less exotic European country, on a permanent and non-dangerous track, among other things, And without terrorist attack. But nothing ever goes as planned in life and that's why we love this sport and this profession so much. Coming to Saudi Arabia for the first time means experiencing a change of scenery. And this, upon arrival at the airport.

Since Mecca is less than an hour's drive away, pilgrims from all over the world pass through Jeddah, the country's second city. At King Abdulaziz Airport, telephones

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DANIEL MEYERS

29/12/2022 at 11:28 a.m.

You don't know what was said between the pilots for 4 hours? But it’s your job, right? “Nine months later, I’m still asking myself the question, and I still don’t have the answer…” It’s a shame and regrettable!

24/12/2022 at 12:32 a.m.

Shouldn't F1, which conveniently fled Russia when the latter declared war on Ukraine, have called the end of the break in Saudi Arabia and sent everyone home to the doubt ? ... Impossible, the attraction of the petrodollars of the bloody MBS is unfortunately too addictive for F1 under the Liberty Media era!

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