Hamilton was summoned to see the stewards at the Jeddah Circuit after final practice on Saturday when he was alleged to have ignored a double waved yellow flag. The stewards decided to take no further action on the matter, after claiming that the yellow lights had been accidentally triggered for less than one second. A […]
Leclerc lost the rear and hit the wall hard in the closing stages of Friday’s second practice, leaving Ferrari with an extensive overnight repair job. Remarkably, both the chassis and power unit were salvaged after the heavy impact, and Leclerc repaid his promise to thank his mechanics in “the best way possible” by qualifying fourth […]
The defending F1 world champion held on to take his fifth pole of the season in Jeddah after Max Verstappen hit the wall at the final corner on his last lap in Q3, having looked set to grab top spot at the finish. The crash meant Verstappen will start the inaugural Saudi Arabian GP from […]
Nine-time grand prix motorcycle racing world champion Rossi called time on his illustrious career at the end of last month’s Valencia Grand Prix finale, the conclusion to his 26th season. Rossi’s career was defined by the numerous intense rivalries he had with the likes of Max Biaggi, Sete Gibernau, Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Marc […]
The Mercedes driver had come into the weekend as the expected pace setter, but title rival Max Verstappen has proved to be a tougher challenge than expected with Red Bull bang on form. Verstappen looked all set to grab the top spot as he was more than two-tenths up on Hamilton on his final qualifying […]
The move follows some close calls in Friday’s practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian GP, and a discussion in the evening’s drivers’ briefing. However, the new restriction applies only to a short section of track at the end of the lap, immediately after Turn 22, where Charles Leclerc crashed at the end of FP2. After […]
Red Bull has struggled to match Mercedes for straight-line speed at points in recent races, most notably in Brazil when Lewis Hamilton fought back from being excluded in qualifying to win the race. More than three-quarters of the lap around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit is taken at full-throttle, which appeared to play towards the strengths… […]
Hamilton topped both free practice sessions at the Jeddah Corniche street circuit, narrowly edging out teammate Valtteri Bottas and AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly in the second session. His title rival Max Verstappen ended up fourth in FP2 in the Red Bull, two tenths behind Hamilton, after the Dutchman finished a close second to the world… Continue […]
The high-speed characteristics of the Jeddah circuit, with blind apexes and a narrow run to the final corner, means drivers on flat-out laps only get to see slower cars ahead of them at the very last moment. With huge closing speeds between those cars waiting for a clear bit of track to start their run, […]
The Mercedes driver completed a clean sweep of top times on Friday in Jeddah, leading FP2 by 0.061s from team-mate Valtteri Bottas despite both drivers having their soft tyre qualifying-style runs hampered. The second practice session was ended prematurely by a heavy crash for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. As F1 drivers got to grips with… Continue […]