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McLaren will be “looking out on both ends” says Piastri after qualifying P5 in between Mercedes and Aston Martin at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

After qualifying P5 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, out qualifying his teammate Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri was “pretty happy.” In the interview with Formula One, the McLaren driver said, “That was pretty much the most we could’ve got out of that session. The car felt pretty good, I feel like my driving was pretty…

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Daniel Ricciardo hopes car was “damaged” to explain struggles during F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying

After the tumultuous last few laps in the season opener in Bahrain, the RB F1 drivers had garnered much media attention. Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda qualified P14 and P9 respectively for the second round of the 2024 Formula One season, under the floodlights of Jeddah. The 8-time Grand Prix winner was 0.461s slower than…

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Rosenqvist says he’s “clicked from lap one” in MSR machinery after strong start to 2024 IndyCar season

It was an impressive start to the 2024 IndyCar season for one-time winner Felix Rosenqvist as he topped the times in first practice on his debut for Meyer Shank Racing. After setting the fastest time early in the session, the Swede briefly dropped to 2nd. However, he put in a mighty lap in his final…

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Hamilton bemoans “two horrendous qualifying sessions” to start 2024 as “bouncing” hampers him at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

The seven times World Champion had a tough qualifying session in Jeddah. After barely managing to make the cut to Q3, with a gap of only 0.036s over debutant Ollie Bearman who is competing for Ferrari in Sainz’s place due to his appendicitis. Hamilton went on to score a P8 during Q3, ending the session…

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Bearman not satisfied with qualifying P11 on debut at F1 Saudi Arabian GP: “It was a messy session for me”

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…

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Fernando Alonso “enjoyed every lap out there” during F1 qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but expects a “defensive race tomorrow”

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.

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Rosenqvist tops Practice 1 at St. Petersburg as IndyCar trials new format

Felix Rosenqvist topped the opening IndyCar practice session at St. Petersburg ahead of Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward. Marcus Armstrong set the third quickest time for Chip Ganassi racing ahead of Will Power, and Rinus VeeKay rounded out the top five. IndyCar trialled a new practice format in St. Petersburg. After 20 minutes in the opening…

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Perez admits matching Verstappen was “not possible” in F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying, as he starts P3

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…

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