{"id":29293,"date":"2024-03-05T20:19:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/29293\/saudi-arabia-releases-ai-images\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T20:19:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T17:19:22","slug":"saudi-arabia-releases-ai-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=29293","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia releases AI images of new circuit in Qiddiya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia releases AI images of new circuit in Qiddiya\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Laurence Edmondson, F1 editor<span class=\"timestamp \">March 5, 2024, 12:40 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>\u2022 Joined ESPN in 2009<br \/>\u2022 F1 journalist accredited by the FIA \u200b\u200bsince 2011<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saudi Arabia has released computer-generated images of its planned new racing circuit in Qiddiya, which will feature a 20-story elevated first turn and a swimming pool overlooking a section of track.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining the F1 calendar in 2021, Saudi Arabia has held its grand prix on a street circuit in Jeddah, with the fourth edition of the race due to take place this weekend.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Saudi-Arabia-releases-AI-images-of-new-circuit-in-Qiddiya.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1709659160_274_Saudi-Arabia-releases-AI-images-of-new-circuit-in-Qiddiya.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Qiddiya circuit, part of a larger construction project 30 miles from the capital Riyadh, is not expected to be ready until 2027 at the earliest.<\/p>\n<p>Qiddiya is expected to replace Jeddah on the F1 calendar, although the president of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al Faisal, made it clear last year that Saudi Saudi Arabia was ready to host two races per season if an agreement was reached.  can be reached with F1.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed track at Qiddiya was designed by former F1 driver Alex Wurz alongside established circuit designer Herman Tilke and features 21 turns and 108 meters of vertical drop.<\/p>\n<p>The latest images reveal plans for an elevated first turn, known as Blade, which rises 70 meters above a concert hall below.<\/p>\n<p>A Six Flags theme park will run parallel to part of the track, which will feature the world&#39;s tallest, longest and fastest roller coaster.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">The proposed circuit includes 21 turns and 108 meters of elevation gain, as well as a swimming pool overlooking the track. <cite>Qiddiya Media<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Another image shows a glass-bottomed swimming pool suspended above the entrance to one of the corners.<\/p>\n<p>Abdullah Aldawood, Managing Director of Qiddiya Investment Company, said: \u201cThe Speed \u200b\u200bPark Track will be a true embodiment of the Qiddiya gaming philosophy and will position Qiddiya City as the home of Saudi motorsport and one of the premier venues for motorsport in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisitors and spectators will experience one of the most unique racing experiences in the world with a pioneering track that will be ready to host some of the biggest motorsport events in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Saudi Arabia signed a ten-year contract with Formula 1 to host a race in the country starting in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The deal, worth $55 million a year to the sport, follows a 10-year sponsorship deal with Saudi state oil company Aramco worth more than $450 million.<\/p>\n<p>The combination of the two makes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia one of the biggest contributors to F1&#39;s coffers.<\/p>\n<p>F1&#39;s close association with Saudi Arabia has led to multiple accusations of sportswashing from human rights groups since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released after the 10-year contract was announced, Amnesty International said Saudi authorities &#8220;see elite sport as a way to burnish their badly tarnished reputation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the second edition of the race in 2022, a missile strike launched nearby by Yemen&#39;s Houthis overshadowed the event in Jeddah.<\/p>\n<p>The attack on an Aramco oil facility six miles east of the circuit caused a two-day inferno and a cloud of black smoke on the horizon as cars raced around the street circuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia releases AI images of new circuit in Qiddiya\u060c Laurence Edmondson, F1 editorMarch 5, 2024, 12:40 p.m. Close \u2022 Joined ESPN in 2009\u2022 F1 journalist accredited by the FIA \u200b\u200bsince 2011 Saudi Arabia has released computer-generated images of its planned new racing circuit in Qiddiya, which will feature a 20-story elevated first turn and 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