After the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix the designer Hermann Tilke said that they were considering making changes to the track to present more overtaking opportunities. In June 2021, Saif Al Noaimi, acting CEO Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management, said modifications to the track's layout had been approved, with the modifications expected to be completed in time for the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Turns 4, 5, and 6 will be replaced by a single hairpin, turns 11 through 14 will be replaced by a sweeping banked curve, and turns 18 through 20 will be made less tight to allow more speed to be carried through them.