Saudi Arabia has unveiled detailed plans for a new race track that is poised to host Formula 1 from 2023. The Qiddiyah circuit is part of a new entertainment and sports complex outside the capital Riyadh, designed by ex-F1 driver Alexander Wurz. Chief executive officer Mike Reininger told BBC Sport the track would be "ready" to host a Grand Prix in 2023. "We're building a facility in the hope there will be a deal struck and there is a race here in Saudi," he said. Reininger said negotiations were ongoing between Saudi authorities and F1, adding: "The formalisation of a race is not for us at Qiddiyah. It is outside the confines of the project itself. But we are...
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