Are teams ready to get rid of this circuit? 'The new circuit will be even more exciting'

After being asked how the team principals felt about moving away from Jeddah, Aston Martin team principal Andy Cowell said, “Racing here is amazing. I think we all love coming here. We love going to all the circuits. We all love to compete against each other – we’re being friendly here, but then we go and compete against each other on track. It’s a remarkable circuit, night race, super-fast, challenging for drivers. Fast, high speed and barriers close to the car. It’s an exciting event.”

Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer jumped in, saying, “The result here is of someone with a huge passion for the sport. What’s been built here in a short amount of time is fantastic. It’s a spectacular circuit.”

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur said that he didn’t have too much to add, but he mentioned, “I like the race in Jeddah. We’ve always had exciting races in the past. It’s also the right process to include the drivers from the beginning and to listen to them. We’ll see in the future – but I like coming to Jeddah. We’ve had a couple of very exciting races here, and it was always good.”

Cowell mentioned, “However, I’m sure the new circuit will be even more exciting. So we look forward to that."

Bayer also added, “We certainly won’t be disappointed in Qiddiya – from the initial pictures and designs we’ve seen, it looks amazing. It’s great to be here, great to have this passion for motorsport, and for all the support we get.”

The move is rumoured to happen around/after 2027.