Every single year I tell myself I'll stay calm watching Jeddah and every single year I end up leaning forward at my screen yelling at barriers that are three inches from the track. 2026 was no different. The lap 1 incident at turn 4 reshuffled the entire field, the VSC period benefited exactly the wrong cars, and we ended up with a podium nobody predicted. What I love about Jeddah is that the tire management calculus changes completely when the safety car compresses the field. Strategy calls become desperate and chaos follows. Controversial circuit but brilliant entertainment.
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Every single year I tell myself I'll stay calm watching Jeddah and every single year I end up leaning forward at my screen yelling at barriers that are three inches from the track. 2026 was no different. The lap 1 incident at turn 4 reshuffled the entire field, the VSC period benefited exactly the wrong cars, and we ended up with a podium nobody predicted. What I love about Jeddah is that the tire management calculus changes completely when the safety car compresses the field. Strategy calls become desperate and chaos follows. Controversial circuit but brilliant entertainment.
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The VSC timing point is crucial. Teams that have their pit crew fastest in VSC situations gain an average of 1.8 positions based on data from the last three Jeddah races.
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