As usual, we don't know what to expect at a brand new circuit, except that it will probably be weird.

SHOW NOTES

• Our next Patron-exclusive episode will be on season 1 of Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans

RIC holding Cyril to his promise

Grosjean’s Phoenix graphic and interview with Rosberg

A hot lap of the Jeddah circuit in the F1 video game

James’ 2020 Shift+F1 intro supercut

Illustration of how DRS may work on 2022 cars

The next Saudi Arabia circuit has a billion corners and looks wild enough to be in Speed Racer (thanks, Majid!)

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