Saudi Arabia GP Archives - Motorsport

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

Öykü Ceylan8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

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…

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…

Vasseur “completely impressed” by outstanding debutant Bearman at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Jonah Presser8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

Britain’s Oliver Bearman has had a rollercoaster of a last few days. After getting pole last Thursday in Formula 2, he was called up to replace Carlos Sainz and drive for Scuderia Ferrari in F1 for the rest of the weekend, as the Spaniard was dealing with appendicitis. He was the youngest driver to ever…

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

Syrine Ferchichi8 months ago8 months ago03 mins

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…

Piastri admits that the F1 Saudi Arabian GP was “frustrating” as he got stuck behind Hamilton

Syrine Ferchichi8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

After developing an impressive upgrade trajectory last season, McLaren found themselves in somewhat of a similar position to the end of 2023. Oscar Piastri made a stellar start in Saudi Arabia, overtaking Fernando Alonso early in the race for P4. However, he soon found himself trapped behind Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes as the Brit hadn’t pitted…

Tsunoda believes Magnussen’s actions in F1 Saudi Arabian GP to help Hulkenberg get a point were “unfair”

Öykü Ceylan8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

After the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, RB F1’s Yuki Tsunoda voiced his concerns over what he deems an “unfair” strategy employed by Haas. The race unfolded with unexpected drama as Nico Hulkenberg clinched a P10 finish for the American owned team, leaving Tsunoda questioning the fairness behind their tactics. The controversy arose after Kevin Magnussen…

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

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 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…

Leclerc says Ferrari “maximised” its potential in “boring race” after securing P3 in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Fernanda Álvarez8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

“It was a bit of a boring race,” began Charles Leclerc after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to. It could be seen as such, the Monegasque had what could be described as a lonely race. He fought with Sergio Perez for second place at the start — and won, at first, until the Mexican overtook…

“No single individual is bigger than the team” — Horner after another tumultuous weekend off-track for Red Bull F1 team in Saudi Arabia

Syrine Ferchichi8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

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…

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

Harshpreet Kaur8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

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…