Leader Perez and his Red Bull team-mate Verstappen were pushing hard in the final laps of the Jeddah race, with the Mexican successfully maintaining the gap. However, Verstappen heard a strange noise which led to the team to study the data for signs of a possible repeat of the Dutchman’s driveshaft failure in qualifying, while […]
The Mercedes driver benefitted from Alonso’s 10-second penalty, which he was handed because his pitcrew worked on his car during his pitstop before he served his first full five-second penalty, for incorrectly lining up on his grid spot at the start of the race. Alonso’s second penalty, announced after the podium ceremony when he had […]
The Spaniard finished third behind Red Bull duo Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen at the Jeddah circuit on Sunday. However, shortly after the chequered flag, the FIA announced that Alonso had been handed a 10-second penalty for having not properly served a five-second penalty he had been given for failing to line up within his […]
The Spaniard finished some 36 seconds adrift of Red Bull victor Sergio Perez in Jeddah to clock sixth place, one spot ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc – who was recovering from a 10-place gird drop. That penalty was earned for a change of the control electronics unit after Leclerc retired from the Bahrain season-opener, while […]
McLaren looked good in Saturday’s FP3 session after overnight changes, with Lando Norris seventh and Piastri backing him up in eighth. Norris’s qualifying session was ruined by contact with the wall in Q1 but Piastri made it through to Q3 and earned a solid ninth place, that translates into eighth on the final grid for […]
As part of a major shake-up to the race weekend format for 2023, MotoGP will run sprint contests on the Saturday of every grand prix weekend. These sprint races will run to half distance of the main grand prix and will be worth a maximum of 12 points, with qualifying deciding the grid for both […]
Aston Martin was the surprise package of the Bahrain Grand Prix earlier this month, with Alonso taking a podium on his first race with the Silverstone team. But with pre-season testing also taking place at the abrasive Sakhir circuit, teams only received a partial picture of one single track, and Alonso said Aston came to […]
F1’s second race of the season at the Jeddah street circuit has forced all teams to opt for different downforce and drag levels to ensure they are better suited for the weekend’s top-speed demands. However, that has not stopped squads also looking at wider developments to their cars. Here we take a look at the […]
Ocon ran to a strong sixth in qualifying, lapping the Jeddah street circuit 0.813 seconds adrift of polesitter Sergio Perez – who led the Red Bull charge following a driveshaft failure for Max Verstappen. Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, meanwhile, was a further 0.3s slower to clock ninth place. Despite track modifications for 2023, including pushing […]
In a dramatic qualifying on the Jeddah street track, Perez grabbed his second career F1 pole position, 12 months on from his maiden pole which came at the same circuit. It came after Max Verstappen dropped out of qualifying in Q2 when he suffered a driveshaft failure with his Red Bull, which means he will […]