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Perez: Jeddah track 'too dangerous for no reason'

Red Bull's Sergio Perez admits that he has a few concerns about Jeddah's ultra-fast track, believing the circuit's layout is unnecessarily dangerous. Formula 1 has praised Saudi Arabia's efforts to build its impressive facility in a record amount of time, or approximately eight months. After Friday's opening day of running, many drivers gave the track a thumbs up, including Perez who described the new venue as "fantastic". However, the Mexican also said that the sheer speeds reached in several sections of the track that feature blind corners are a cause for concern. "It's a really nice circuit - very, very dangerous, though," said Perez. "There's a lot of...
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