Lewis Hamilton was in no mood for questioning after a disappointing Saudi Arabian Grand Prix where he finished seventh.After the highs of winning the sprint race in China last month, the seven-time world champion came into the race in Jeddah saying he needed “a brain transplant” in order to understand his new Ferrari Formula 1 car.Despite the win in Shanghai, Hamilton has largely …Keep reading
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 (1m27.545s) and therefore highly likely to be beaten by Max Verstappen, who had been …Keep reading
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 unsettling Turn 5 kerbs veering into the wall.It relegated the Briton from the fight for pole to …Keep reading
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 season for Ferrari, who started it hoping to launch a …Keep reading
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 third race weekend for Red Bull having been promoted from sister squad Racing Bulls to …Keep reading
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 result in qualifying, and seeing his team-mate Charles Leclerc qualify in fourth …Keep reading
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 only ninth in FP1, and was just over a quarter of a second behind the McLarens in the second session with his run on …Keep 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 left, which appeared to break his track rod and left him unable to avoid clattering into the exit …Keep reading
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 to the session as there was only enough time for the usual practice starts when green conditions returned.It …Keep reading
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 after his demotion to the Racing Bulls squad, though Bayer says he noted a perceptible change in his …Keep reading