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2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Saturday - Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
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Plenty for Mercedes to reflect on after challenging 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Mercedes left the F1 Saudi Arabian GP with both cars inside the top ten, but the result was bittersweet. The team had shown flashes of strong pace in practice and qualifying, yet struggled to convert that into a competitive race. Russell finished P5 after starting near the front, while Antonelli managed P6 after a demanding…

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MoneyGram Haas F1 Team's Oliver "Ollie" Bearman finished the 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP P13, ahead of teammate Esteban Ocon
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Bearman “a bit disappointed” after P13 finish at 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s Oliver “Ollie” Bearman described his P13 finish at the 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP race as a “bit disappointing”, despite gaining two positions. Bearman, who started the race from P15 after outqualifying his veteran teammate Esteban Ocon, opted to follow the more standard tyre strategy. As such, he remained out on…

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Charles Leclerc claimed his first podium finish of the 2025 F1 season, crossing the line P3 at the Saudi Arabian GP
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Charles Leclerc earns the first Ferrari race podium of 2025 season at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Ferrari’s performance this season has fallen short of pre-season expectations, making Charles Leclerc’s podium finish at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a welcome surprise, even for the Monegasque driver himself. Delivering an impressive race from lights to flag, Leclerc extended his opening stint and held off McLaren’s Lando Norris to secure third place. SF-25 showed…

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Verstappen “positively surprised” by Red Bull’s pace in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Max Verstappen was left “positively” surprised by Red Bull’s turn of speed that helped him to a second-place finish at the 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP. However, the Dutchman could not hide his frustration at the penalty he received for his first lap incident with Oscar Piastri. Verstappen was given a 5-second time penalty for…

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Piastri relieved after “not the easiest of wins” at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri managed to secure his third win of the 2025 F1 season at the Saudi Arabian GP, but admitted it wasn’t the “easiest” of his career, after fending off the threat from pole-sitter Max Verstappen. The Australian had a good start from second place, and pulled alongside Verstappen as the pair reached the…

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP 2025
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2025 F1 championship standings after the Saudi Arabian GP

Oscar Piastri seized the F1 championship lead after winning the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. The Australian McLaren driver capitalized on Max Verstappen’s five-second time penalty, which the Red Bull driver received for going off track during their Turn 1 battle at the start. Piastri managed his race perfectly, executing a…

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Oscar Piastri getting out of his McLaren car at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP
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F1 | Saudi Arabian GP | Race | Piastri clinches the win and Championship lead in Jeddah

It was now time for the much-anticipated F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race, and qualifying under the humid Jeddah night did not disappoint. McLaren looked poised to dominate after topping all three practice sessions, but in a stunning late charge, Max Verstappen snatched pole position by just one hundredth of a second from Oscar Piastri….

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