From Bahrain, the Formula 1 world treks west to Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The third instalment of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the second race of the season, and will start on Monday at 4am AEDT.
Max Verstappen will be looking to make it two wins to start the year, while Oscar Piastri will be hoping to finish.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of round 2 for the 2023 F1 championship.
Where is the race?
The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is a street track that is located in the coastal resort area of Jeddah, in western Saudi Arabia.
Its track runs along the Red Sea and is a little over 100 kilometres to the west of the religiously significant city of Mecca.
Unlike other street circuits on the calendar, the track resists the urge to have 90-degree turns, instead having sweeping corners that are taken at high speed.
What do I need to know about the track?
This 27-turn behemoth is 6.174km long and runs anti-clockwise.
There are three DRS zones, with two of them straddling either side of turn-27.
Verstappen and Charles Leclerc played a game of cat-and-mouse last year, with each driver trying to be in second place at the end of the lap, so they could open their rear wing in the next DRS zone.
There have been just two races held in Jeddah, but both have been packed full of drama.
What happened last year?
Verstappen achieved his first of 15 victories for the year when he crossed the line first in Jeddah.
He was involved in a race-long duel with Ferrari's Leclerc, with a late overtake by the Dutchman securing his win.
Daniel Ricciardo failed to finish the race, after a promising run-up, where he looked destined to score points.
Carlos Sainz achieved a second straight podium finish while an ill-timed pit stop for pole-sitter Sergio Perez dropped him to fourth.
Fast facts for this track
- First grand prix — 2021
- Number of laps — 50
- Lap distance — 6.174km
- Race distance — 308.45km
- Fastest lap — 1:30.734 (Lewis Hamilton, 2021)
