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In a dramatic turn of events during Saturday’s Qualifying for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, McLaren’s Lando Norris saw his hopes of pole position crushed after a critical error sent him into the barriers during Q3. The British driver, who had shown strong pace throughout the weekend with McLaren leading the constructors’ championship, made…
Qualifying sets off in the humid night of Jeddah at the Saudi Arabian GP. McLaren presently lead the Constructors’ championship and are still looking strong around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Both McLaren drivers topped the timesheets in the last two free practice sessions, while Gasly headed the first session with Norris and Piastri close behind…
McLaren dominates FP3 as qualifying approaches in Jeddah. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris topped the final practice session in Jeddah, reinforcing McLaren’s control over the weekend ahead of qualifying for the 2025 Saudi Arabian GP. Ferrari and rookies fire the first shots Lewis Hamilton led the front-runners onto the track, with Charles Leclerc and the…
Williams Racing has demonstrated encouraging pace during Friday’s practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian GP, with both cars finishing inside the top ten during the more representative evening FP2 session. Carlos Sainz delivered a surprise fifth-place finish with a time of 1:28.942, just 0.675 seconds behind session leader McLaren’s Lando Norris, while teammate Alex Albon…
Sauber had a difficult Friday leading up to the Saudi Arabian GP. Nico Hulkenberg rounded up his Free Practice 2 with a 1:29.193. Meanwhile, Gabriel Bortoleto was not able to run the course due to a fuel leak. Fuel leak massive blow to Bortoleto’s weekend Sauber ‘s Bortoleto said that it was essentially impossible for…
Aston Martin is not having the best start to life this season. In the Saudi Arabian FP1, Lance Stroll could only manage P17 with Fernando Alonso in P14. They believe their AMR25 is still trailing behind the competition after another poor showing in FP2. Team Boss Andy Cowell is also unhappy with the car’s performance….
Ending the first day of practice of the Saudi Arabian GP at the tail end of the pack, Haas is left searching for improvements heading into the race weekend. Returning from a strong double points performance in Bahrain, both Haas drivers Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon hope to gain more confidence in the car and…
Alpine made a confident start to the Saudi Arabian GP weekend, with Gasly topping the timesheets in FP1 and finishing 8th in FP2. Teammate Jack Doohan showed steady progress throughout Friday’s sessions as both drivers look to build towards a competitive qualifying. Gasly set the pace in the opening session with a 1:29.239, narrowly edging…
The Mercedes team wraps up a decent Friday in Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian GP. George Russell finished P6 in FP1 and P7 in FP2, with teammate Kimi Antonelli going P13 in FP1 and P11 in FP2. The Mercedes drivers look to find more pace going forwards in the weekend before qualifying on Saturday and…
Max Verstappen feels the RB21 is “still not where I want it to be,” despite showing some improvement in FP2 ahead of the F1 Saudi Arabian GP. McLaren look set to continue their strong run of form. Lando Norris topped the afternoon practice session, leading a McLaren one-two, with Verstappen finishing in third as their…
