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Russell: Jeddah blind corners offer 'unnecessary danger'

George Russell says Jeddah's street circuit is an "incredibly exciting" track to drive but the Williams driver admits the venue offers too many "unnecessary dangers" and needs to be made safer. F1 drivers gave Saudi Arabia's new venue the thumbs up last weekend, praising Jeddah's facility and track which was built in record to allow the Kingdom to make its grand entry onto the Formula 1 calendar. However, the track's fast sweeps offered several blind corners that were singled out by many drivers and deemed a cause for concern by the latter ahead of last Sunday's race. And unfortunately, those worries proved valid on race day. On the second restart, as the field barreled...
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