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 […]
Month: March 2022
Mercedes “still far off” Ferrari and Red Bull in F1 top order
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. […]
F1 drivers cleared of yellow flag infractions in Jeddah F1 race
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 […]
Saudi Arabian GP will be hardest race of my F1 career
The German also revealed that running in the team simulator at Silverstone last week was of limited help because the real experience of the Jeddah circuit is so different. Hulkenberg was confirmed on Friday morning as replacement for the COVID-hit Sebastian Vettel for the second race in a row. He qualified in 18th place for […]
Fridays will now be more experimental after pace improvement
The Spaniard was critical of his weekend-long performance in the Bahrain season opener, in which he played rear-gunner to team-mate Charles Leclerc in a Scuderia 1-2. This came after he gained a place following the late retirement for defending champion Max Verstappen, as both Red Bulls were eliminated by a fuel vacuum issue. Sainz then […]
Ocon one degree away from having same F1 cras
In Q2 on Saturday Schumacher suffered a massive accident on the exit of Turn 10 after going over the kerbs and losing control of his car. Schumacher then veered into the inside concrete wall at high speed, which destroyed his Haas, but he was fortunate to escape the dramatic wreck without injuries. Later in Q3, […]
Ricciardo handed three-place F1 grid penalty for impeding Ocon
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 […]
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch, & more
In a twice disrupted qualifying session, due to crashes for Nicholas Latifi and Mick Schumacher, Perez beat the Ferraris of practice pace-setter Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr to become the first Mexican polesitter in F1 history. A lap that Perez called “unbelievable” and drew praise from championship leader Leclerc also broke Mark Webber’s long-standing […]
Perez hails “unbelievable lap” for ending long F1 pole wait
In a close-fought final Q3 shootout at the Jeddah Corniche street circuit, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr led the way after the first round of attempts before being demoted by team-mate Charles Leclerc, setting up a Ferrari front row for Sunday’s race. But Red Bull driver Perez surprised the Ferrari duo by dipping 0.025s below Leclerc’s […]
Will Smith’s movie inspires me for own F1 biopic
Made with the support of the Williams family, King Richard tells the story of how Richard Williams groomed his daughters to be tennis stars also while allowing them to grow up with a rounded education. The film was produced by Smith, who has already won a best actor BAFTA, and is a favourite to score another success […]