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Hamilton: Saudi traffic is heading towards ‘danger zone'

Lewis Hamilton believes traffic in Jeddah is 'Monaco-esque', but the extra closing speed on other cars is taking things towards a 'danger zone'.  The high-speed, narrow Jeddah Corniche Circuit was used for the first time on Friday and Hamilton went fastest in both free practice sessions, but traffic proved to be a worry throughout the field. A significant portion of the corners are taken blind in Saudi Arabia, so drivers will most likely be unable to see slow cars in front of them until the last minute, which is set to be debated in the drivers' briefing on Friday night, to try and find a solution. The seven-time World Champion hopes to see this ironed out, but enjoyed the overall...
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