Despite it being a comfortable 1-2 for Red Bull on the second date of the F1 championship in Saudi Arabia, the race of the #11 developed with some incidents that failed to spoil the second place of the Mexican. The 34-year-old, who was third on the grid, fought Charles Leclerc for position in the first…
2 drivers got hit with penalties during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with another receiving one post-race. Sergio Perez and Kevin Magnussen also got handed points on their licence. Despite crossing the line with a 5-second penalty hanging over him, Sergio Perez finished 2nd on Saturday as he had enough of a gap to Charles…
Christian Horner has been under intense scrutiny since February when allegations of sexual harassment were levelled against him by a member of the Red Bull team. Although these accusations were subsequently dismissed, the controversy continued to simmer, fuelled by remarks from Jos Verstappen and an investigation into Helmut Marko for allegedly leaking screenshots to the…
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen praised a “fantastic” Saudi Arabian GP weekend after winning the race on Saturday. Verstappen finished first ahead of teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. He had also claimed his first pole position around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Friday, something he missed out on the last three editions. After…
Oliver Bearman said he “loved every moment” driving the SF-24 F1 car in replacement of Carlos Sainz for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Bearman started the weekend with great results in Formula 2 but was then called for Formula 1 duties after Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was diagnosed with appendicitis. Sainz already underwent surgery and…
Amidst all the commotion at Red Bull and the appendicitis suffered by Carlos Sainz, there was of course also a race to be driven. After a loud and flashy opening ceremony there were just two drivers that were starting on soft, them being Valtteri Bottas and Oliver Bearman. The 18 other drivers started the formation lap on the medium tyres.
Stroll impressions after qualifying in Jeddah.
Oliver Bearman is the talk of the paddock following a crazy Friday for the British youngster. The 18-year-old was suddenly called up as Carlos Sainz required surgery on his appendix after feeling unwell since Wednesday. The Formula 2 driver had taken pole position for the feature race in his Prema, but his weekend plans suddenly…
Fernando Alonso will start from fourth in tomorrow’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, two places back from the sensational second place he had in qualifying last year. The Spaniard has a good weekend so far, and after a P1 in the second practise on Thursday, he managed to wring the most out of his Aston Martin to secure the spot on the second row.
Sergio Perez will try to secure his second Saudi Arabia GP win in a row starting from the second row, right behind his teammate and championship leader Max Verstappen in the second leg of the first double-header of the year. Despite all his efforts, the Red Bull driver was unable to find his way to…
