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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…
It was a bit of a day of extremes for Ferrari after the first two free practices for the Saudi Arabian GP. Charles Leclerc was confident he could take on the fight with the McLarens with the right setup tweaks. Lewis Hamilton however was not so positive, as he failed to get the soft tyres…
The first day of the 2025 Saudi Arabian GP ended with a close battle, placing McLaren in the first positions. After topping the timing sheet, Lando Norris managed to harness the car’s potential in order to achieve great results. The McLarens looked good ahead of the difficult race to come on Sunday at the Jeddah…
After today’s practice session, the 19 female drivers had 30 minutes in the Qualifying session to set their fastest lap times to try and claim pole position in this Saudi Arabian GP. The qualifying results decide the starting order for Sunday’s Race whereas tomorrow’s Race starts with a reverse grid for the top 8 qualifiers….
The sun has set over the Jeddah Corniche Circuit before the start of FP2 of the F1 Saudi Arabian GP. The track conditions are now more aligned with expectations for Saturday’s qualifying session and Sunday’s race, likely making FP2 a more representative session for the teams. Pierre Gasly was leading the way in FP1, sporting…
A flurry of activity in the final minutes of the 2025 Jeddah F2 Qualifying session at the Saudi Arabian GP saw Jak Crawford claim a surprise pole position, pipping Victor Martins in the final moments of the session. Leonardo Fornaroli finished P3, ahead of Luke Browning, who had seemed set to claim pole position before…
The Jeddah Corniche Circuit hosts Round 5 of the 2025 F1 season, with FP1 of the Saudi Arabian GP kicking off the final race weekend of the triple-header. The 6.174 km long circuit is one of the fastest tracks on the F1 calendar while also boasting a record number of 27 corners. Most teams have…
Mercedes’ George Russell has commented on rival McLaren’s dominant 2025 season so far, stating that mistakes from the championship leaders have benefitted Mercedes’ positioning in the standings and its positive result at the 2025 F1 Bahrain GP. McLaren has dominated the early part of the season, with three out of four races being won by…
