Close, but no cigar.This might not have been the actual phrase going through Oscar Piastri’s head, and that of his race engineer Tom Stallard, after Piastri’s first Q3 lap, but the sentiments will have been the same.That lap – 1m27.560s – was actually fractionally slower than his final Q2 lap Read more…
McLaren boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris is still not able to drive instinctively in the 2025 Formula 1 season, having crashed in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver hit the barrier on his first Q3 flyer, losing control of his MCL39 as he drifted across the Read more…
Charles Leclerc was “really not happy” after qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix despite thinking he maximised the result for Ferrari.The Monegasque qualified fourth in Jeddah but was 0.376s off poleman Max Verstappen, while Leclerc’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton came seventh.It continues a disappointing start to the 2025 Formula 1 Read more…
Yuki Tsunoda was a “frustrated” figure after qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the Red Bull driver admitted he is unable to find the car’s limit.The Japanese driver qualified eighth in Jeddah while his team-mate Max Verstappen took a stunning pole for Sunday’s grand prix.It is only Tsunoda’s Read more…
Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure after he qualified down in seventh place for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.Since winning the Shanghai sprint race on the second weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 campaign, Hamilton has struggled for form and to get to grips with this year’s Ferrari.After another disappointing Read more…
Max Verstappen says Red Bull has found a “better” feeling on one-lap pace in practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – but notes overall performance on the long runs is still “not where I want it to be”. The four-time world champion came third in FP2 after finishing Read more…
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda revealed his own mistake led to the crash that curtailed second practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – admitting he ‘turned too much’ in the final corner.Tsunoda tagged the wall at the final hairpin coming onto the main straight with under nine minutes Read more…
Lando Norris led Oscar Piastri for a McLaren 1-2 in second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which was red flagged for a crash by Yuki Tsunoda.The Red Bull driver planted his RB21 in the outside wall of the final corner with eight minutes remaining, spelling an early end Read more…
Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer has said he’s pleased to see a reinvigorated Liam Lawson after noting that the Kiwi “looked a bit sad” following his Red Bull Formula 1 demotion just two rounds into the 2025 season.Lawson previously asserted that he had not suffered any changes to his confidence Read more…
Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur reckons it was too early to tout Lewis Hamilton as a Formula 1 title contender for 2025 following his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.The seven-time world champion won the Saturday race from pole in March on what was only his second competitive appearance Read more…