WATCH: Jolyon Palmer gets behind the wheel to analyse a lap of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit

Jolyon Palmer got the opportunity of a lifetime recently, as he became one of the first people to drive a hot lap of Saudi Arabia’s stunning Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

The 6.174km track on the Red Sea coast was lit up beautifully as the former Renault F1 driver put pedal to the metal in an Alfa Romeo GTAm road car, to bring us his expert analysis of what the drivers will face across the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend.

Hit play in the video above to see what Jolyon discovered on his hot lap of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit – and for more expert analysis from Jolyon, check out F1 TV.

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