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Frustration was evident in Alex Albon’s demeanour after Saturday’s Qualifying session for the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Williams driver, who has shown promising pace in recent races, found himself eliminated in Q2 and will start Sunday’s race from 11th on the grid. Strategy timing under question Albon pinpointed the team’s decision to send…
Carlos Sainz found massive success in Qualifying on Saturday at the Saudi Arabian GP. Starting Sunday’s race from P6, ahead of a Ferrari and a Red Bull in his fifth race for Williams Racing. Sainz encouraged by Qualifying result after three great practice sessions Coming into Qualifying, Sainz finished in the top seven of all…
George Russell is set to start the Saudi Arabian GP in P3 after a solid qualifying performance for the Mercedes driver. Rookie teammate, Kimi Antonelli, qualified P5, showing the pace of the Mercedes W16 car. Happy with performance, but had more pace in hand The difference between the top three was just over one-tenth of…
Despite a strong P8 finish at 2025 F1 Bahrain GP, MoneyGram Haas F1 Team’s Esteban Ocon failed to impress on the first two days of the Saudi Arabian GP. After finishing all three Free Practice sessions near the bottom of the timesheets, the Frenchman suffered similar disappointment in the Qualifying session. Despite setting the early…
Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP was incredibly intense between Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and George Russell. The three drivers battled for pole, setting close lap times one after another at the end of the Q3 session. The top three were separated by just over a tenth of a second, with Verstappen managing to set…
Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP was incredibly close between Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen and George Russell. The three drivers fought until the very end of the Q3 session. They all completed impressive laps fast enough for pole position one after another. However, it was Verstappen who completed the fastest lap of the grid. Piastri,…
Hamilton ’s settling down at Ferrari is not going according to plan in the Saudi Arabian GP. In fact, the seven times World Champion continue to struggle with pinpointing the best driving conditions, thus is not able to perform on the level he would like to. A tough settling down Hamilton did not put his…
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli will start the 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP from fifth on the grid, after an impressive qualifying session from the young rookie around Jeddah – but he believes more was on the table, as he made a costly mistake in his final Q3 run that cost him up to a third of…
Charles Leclerc was left “disappointed” after qualifying in fourth place for the 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP. In fact, the Monegasque felt he just didn’t have the ultimate performance to challenge for pole in his Ferrari depite setting a lap that he felt was on the absolute limit of grip in his SF-25. Leclerc is…
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…
