2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Saturday - Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
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Plenty for Mercedes to reflect on after challenging 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Mercedes left the F1 Saudi Arabian GP with both cars inside the top ten, but the result was bittersweet. The team had shown flashes of strong pace in practice and qualifying, yet struggled to convert that into a competitive race. Russell finished P5 after starting near the front, while Antonelli managed P6 after a demanding…

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Charles Leclerc claimed his first podium finish of the 2025 F1 season, crossing the line P3 at the Saudi Arabian GP
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Charles Leclerc earns the first Ferrari race podium of 2025 season at the F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Ferrari’s performance this season has fallen short of pre-season expectations, making Charles Leclerc’s podium finish at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a welcome surprise, even for the Monegasque driver himself. Delivering an impressive race from lights to flag, Leclerc extended his opening stint and held off McLaren’s Lando Norris to secure third place. SF-25 showed…

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Oscar Piastri at the Saudi Arabian GP
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Piastri struggling with consistency as he narrowly missed out on Saudi Arabian GP pole

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,…

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Albon and Sargeant shift focus to Australian GP after a frustrating weekend for Williams at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix delivered its share of action, particularly for Williams driver Alex Albon. Albon, who kicked off the race from the 12th position, found himself in an early scrap with Magnussen and Esteban Ocon. The battle with Magnussen intensified, leading to a collision that resulted in a 10-second time penalty for the…

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

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…

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Aston made “a small step in the right direction” concerning race pace at F1 Saudi Arabian GP — Alonso

Saturday’s race in Jeddah marked a significant improvement for Fernando Alonso compared to the disappointing performance at the season opener in Bahrain when he finished a distant P9 to the top 4 teams. Despite qualifying fourth, ahead of both the McLaren and Mercedes drivers, the race pace from the Woking-based team was slightly better. This…

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