2024 Saudi Arabian GP Archives - Motorsport

Magnussen reflects on “harsh” penalties and “good teamwork” after tactically helping Haas to a points finish in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Kevin Magnussen provided a hefty dose of entertainment to fans during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as he deliberately held up the chasing pack to aid his teammate. The tactic worked, with Nico Hulkenberg picking up a crucial point for Haas. By that stage Magnussen’s own race had been spoiled after he incurred two 10-second…

Sauber F1 scrambles to solve continuous pit stop issues ahead of Australian GP; Bottas declares them a “wake-up call”

Rachel Stephens8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

Sauber F1 driver Zhou Guanyu found himself in pit lane mayhem at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. These issues echoed the problems at this season’s first race in Bahrain, where the team had a wheel nut nightmare with Valtteri Bottas’s car. Bottas experienced a pit stop horror story that reminded the watchers-on of Monaco 20221…

Christian Horner on the grid at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Gran Prix

Horner praises Verstappen and Perez for the “exceptional job” they did after bagging another 1-2 at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Ryan McGahey8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

Speaking following yet another dominant performance from Red Bull at last weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Red Bull team principal Horner says the team still need to get a full picture of the RB20. With the defending champions hitting the ground running in Bahrain for the opening Grand Prix of the 2024 season, it was…

Stella praises Piastri for “staying calm” during lengthy Hamilton pursuit in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Having out-qualified his teammate to line up fifth on the grid for Saturday’s race, Oscar Piastri swiftly advanced up to fourth after overtaking Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso on the second lap. The most memorable part of Piastri’s Jeddah outing, however, was his lengthy battle with Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton’s defensive drive and McLaren’s top-speed disadvantage proved…

Wolff: Mercedes “losing all the lap time at high speed” during F1 Saudi Arabian GP weekend

Magdalena Put9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Team principal Toto Wolff admitted Mercedes is grappling with a “fundamental” problem that’s costing them lap time, particularly “at high speed.” Mercedes was hoping to bounce back after facing performance-dampening overheating issues at the season opener in Bahrain—but it was another mediocre outing for the Brackley-based team, this time under the lights in Jeddah, as…

Perez: Red Bull lucky penalty “did not hurt” race result at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Fernanda Álvarez9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

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…