Saudi Arabia F1

It is clear the drivers do not like being here and a Houthi missile strike on Friday further exposed the perils for sports engaging with questionable ...

And all in the name of sport. But out of it he was clearly agitated and uncomfortable at being asked to race here. Good luck getting him and others to commit again to this degree of stress and peril. Hamilton said the events leading up to qualifying had no bearing on the outcome. The decision to come here was always controversial given the kingdom’s human rights record and antediluvian mores. JEDDAH — My bulletins from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix were the first I have sent from a temporary ceasefire zone.

Jaws hit the floor at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Saturday evening as Lewis Hamilton failed to make it out of Q1 for the first time since the 2017 ...

We know what we are lacking and that’s downforce, but I think we got the car in a really nice window this race. And Russell said that P5 was the most he could have hoped to achieve on Sunday night in Jeddah. “I don’t know if we did as a team, but it is what it is.

Formula One's drivers did not succeed in their calls for the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix to be cancelled, but in a demonstration of their new-found power they ...

But it is a nervous place to be as a driver and that is why we had the talks we did. One question will be whether to return to Saudi at all. as Lewis Hamilton admits he was 'looking forward to getting out' after the race

The commercial partnership between Formula 1 and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was seemingly pushed to near breaking point yesterday after an Aramco oil ...

Today is the seventh anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition invasion of Yemen to intervene in a civil war. It is mentioned explicitly that “part of this information involved the possible consequences of not racing, such as how easily teams and drivers would be able to leave the country if the race did not happen.” As a part of the deal, the WWE performs two shows in the country every year. Mercedes driver and one of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association directors George Russell headed to race control presumably to deliver the drivers’ decision to the team bosses as the other drivers left the circuit. The team principals, many of who had already left the circuit earlier, found their way to the drivers’ meeting. The commercial partnership between Formula 1 and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was seemingly pushed to near breaking point yesterday after an Aramco oil refinery went up in flames.

Crash.net F1 journalist Connor McDonagh runs through the field's driver ratings following a thrilling Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

The Canadian has been comprehensively beaten by Alex Albon so far this season and has a lot of work to do. The Thai driver ran well in the race, moving up to as high as 10th as the late pit stops played out. Stroll was the team leader again in Sebastian Vettel’s absence and progressed into Q2 at Hamilton’s expense. Another impressive showing from Magnussen in Saudi Arabia. He once again made Q3 and ran comfortably in the points during the opening phase of the race. George Russell got the most out of Mercedes’ W13 in qualifying and race. (Qualified 6th, finished 5th) It was awful timing for Perez as Nicholas Latifi just crashed, allowing the three cars behind him to ultimately jump him under the Safety Car. Very unfortunate for Perez who was a serious contender for the victory. (Qualified 1st, finished 4th) (Qualified 3rd, finished 3rd) Still, Leclerc deserves a lot of credit for how he defended and the tactics he deployed. (Qualified 2nd, finished 2nd) (Qualified 4th, finished 1st)

Max Verstappen pipped Charles Leclerc to win a thrilling 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Red Bull driver completed a late move on his Ferrari ...

Leclerc was forced to abort Turn 2 as a result, teeing up a last-lap showdown. With a tow down the main straight, Leclerc was forced to pull to the inside and defend on lap 42 of 50 but Verstappen thought against an attempted lunge. At the restart, Verstappen attempted to put Leclerc off-line at the final corner but the Ferrari driver was able to break the tow to lead unchallenged and build an initial advantage of 2s. Perez had been able to extract a lead of over two seconds against Leclerc, with Verstappen 1.5s behind the Ferrari driver while Sainz was a further 3.1s in arrears. As Sainz had to keep conservative to miss the rear of his team-mate at the first left-hander, Verstappen was able to tip-toe around the outside as the track snaked back for Turn 2. The defending champion grabbed the spoils by just half a second after a DRS-enhanced slipstreaming dice with Leclerc in the second half of the contest on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, after the Ferrari racer tried again to tactically out manoeuvre Verstappen on track.