The thrilling start to the 2022 Formula 1 season continued with a fascinating scrap for the win at the front of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. But that was only after pole-winner and early leader Sergio Perez had been done over by unfortunate safety car timing. As it had
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With teams braced for a major development war as they bid to improve their new 2022 challengers, they are having to carefully judge their spending so they do not bust the $140 million spending limit for the season. However, with some squads facing up to the reality that the limit means they will not be
4:21 AM ET Formula One champions Mercedes are going through an “exercise in humility” after years of success but they will be stronger for it, team boss Toto Wolff said after more pain in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Mercedes’ seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton finished 10th, the last of the points-paying positions, after failing to
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As a late caution sent the race into a two-lap overtime, Tyler Reddick held the lead – but Chastain used a deft move in the esses to reclaim the lead. Chastain took the white flag – signalling the last lap – as the leader but Allmendinger and Bowman did not let him get away. Coming
After losing out in Bahrain one week earlier, Verstappen managed to make it 1-1 by beating Leclerc to victory in Jeddah courtesy of an overtaking move with four laps remaining. It was a pass many laps in the planning for Verstappen, who had seen his initial attempt at the final corner backfire as it gave
4:46 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — For two consecutive days Formula One cars lapped Jeddah’s Corniche Circuit against the backdrop of a cloud of black smoke on the city’s skyline. The smoke was a result of a missile attack on an oil depot six miles to the east of the track that occurred 20
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Although there was little to separate the two cars in ultimate laptime at Jeddah last weekend, there were notable differences in how they performed at different sections of the track. With Ferrari opting for a higher downforce configuration, it was better in acceleration and low/medium speed corners, while the Red Bull’s low drag solution meant
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Hendrick Motorsports driver Bowman was third heading into the final complex of corners that ends the 3.41-mile, 20-turn Texas track behind leader Chastain (Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet) and the Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of road course specialist AJ Allmendinger, who had won Saturday’s Xfinity race. After Allmendinger had run Chastain wide into the tight Turn 16 left-hander, Chastain retaliated
In the wake of a difficult weekend for F1, following a missile strike on an oil storage facility less than 10 miles from the Jeddah circuit, the fate of the race hung in the balance. While F1 chiefs were confident about security at the venue after briefing from Saudi authorities, drivers were more uneasy about
11:03 AM ET Lewis Hamilton’s crucial missed pit-stop in the closing stages of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix came about due to a confusing situation on track, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said. Hamilton was seemingly presented a golden opportunity to stop on Lap 37 under a Virtual Safety Car, which results in a much smaller
Attempting to tee up a move on Stroll towards the end of the race at Jeddah into Turn 1, Albon dived down the inside of the Aston Martin driver in a bid to move up to 11th place at the start of the 48th lap. But Albon, who had not been able to get fully
During the early safety car period that was triggered when Nicholas Latifi crashed, Sainz had emerged from the pits very close on the track to Red Bull rival Sergio Perez. But, despite being ahead at the safety car line that defines who has position in the queue, Sainz lost third place on the road as
4:59 AM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes it is important Formula One shines a “spotlight” on problems in the Middle East after security concerns at this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix nearly led F1 drivers to boycott the event. F1’s 20 drivers considered not racing in Jeddah this weekend
The Mercedes driver battled up the order from his lowly starting position of 15th to hold sixth place for the middle part of the race, but was unable to pit under the virtual safety car period when the pitlane was closed due to both Fernando Alonso’s Alpine and Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren stopping on the track.
With the warning flags having been brought out in the wake of Alex Albon and Lance Stroll’s clash at Turn 1 on the penultimate lap, race control issued a notification that Sainz, Perez and Magnussen may have not slowed down enough. Any infringement could have resulted in a potential time penalty, which could have proved
5:44 PM ET Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc provided a great on-track spectacle at Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but the headlines generated off track this week will rightly continue to hang over this event for a long while to come. It was a strange F1 race weekend, with the 48 hours before the race
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The MP Motorsport driver, who started on pole, resisted a challenge from Richard Verschoor at the start before breaking clear of DRS in the early stages. Having started on the soft tyres, a smooth pitstop on lap nine to switch to Pirelli’s medium compound returned him to the track in 14th and retaining the net
Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton took different set-up directions prior to qualifying, and it was clear that the former had the better option. Hamilton struggled with the rear end of his car and was knocked out in Q1 in 16th place. Russell just made it through to Q3, and ultimately earned sixth on the grid.
4:46 AM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s minister of sport, Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, said his country would not have hesitated in cancelling this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix if it felt there was a genuine security threat to the event. Formula One’s 20 drivers came close to boycotting the race in
During Q2 Schumacher suffered a high-speed crash into the concrete walls at Turn 10 after losing control over his car on the kerbs. Schumacher’s car was virtually destroyed by the side-on impact but following a lengthy extrication a first check-up at the Jeddah street track’s medical centre revealed no physical injuries. Nevertheless, Schumacher was airlifted
The 2021 F1 world champion was second and fourth respectively in the first two segments of qualifying, and felt that the performance in his car on used soft tyres was promising ahead of the final top-10 shootout for pole. But Verstappen was only able to put together a time good enough for fourth overall, as
6:44 PM ET Mick Schumacher was ruled out of Sunday’s Saudi Formula One Grand Prix after crashing heavily in qualifying and being flown to hospital in Jeddah for precautionary checks. The 23-year-old German’s Haas team said he would not participate in the season’s second race despite being physically unhurt. “There is a possibility that he’ll
Drivers were instructed to head through the pitlane following a crash involving Jack Doohan and Logan Sargeant exiting the final corner, but the call was reversed 22 seconds later with a second message from race control on the timing screens that said the pitlane was being closed. But Prema driver Hauger – who had led
Ocon approached Turn 9 on a flying lap when he was briefly impeded by the McLaren driver, who was on an outlap. The incident forced the Alpine driver to abort his lap, although it did not affect his qualifying result of P5. Following the session, the FIA stewards handed Ricciardo a three-place grid penalty for
7:06 PM ET JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Leading Formula One drivers have made clear that they want to revisit the topic of Formula One’s presence in Saudi Arabia once Sunday’s race in the country is over. On Friday night, all 20 F1 drivers were on the brink of boycotting this year’s race after a missile
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