McLaren driver Lando Norris pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to top final practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, while Mercedes’ George Russell appeared to be the squad’s closest competitor.Haas rookie Oliver Bearman led early running before the rapid McLarens headed out, Piastri leading from Norris by 0.085s afterContinue Reading
Max Verstappen feels it is unrealistic for Red Bull to catch McLaren over the 2025 Formula 1 campaign as it pins hopes on small, gradual upgrades to cure handling issues.Red Bull’s balance problems were brutally exposed at last weekend’s hot and demanding Bahrain Grand Prix, with Verstappen only passing Pierre Gasly’sContinue Reading
“Crisis? What Crisis?” A three-word headline on the cover of The Sun newspaper in 1979 that helped bring down the British government.Strictly speaking, what prime minister James Callaghan, looking tanned and relaxed, told reporters as he returned from a trade summit in the West Indies was: “I don’t think other people inContinue Reading
Williams had no doubts about turning its full attention to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations before the current season began, and it won’t be tempted to shift its approach now.In a midfield battle decided by tenths – if not hundredths of a second – with a potential fifth place inContinue Reading
James Vowles caused quite the stir on Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when the Williams Formula 1 boss suggested that Mercedes shouldn’t sign Max Verstappen.The future of the four-time world champion is currently under question, as Red Bull has regressed since starting the 2024 Formula 1 season as theContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton says he will do well to make Saudi Arabia’s Q3 after a low-key Friday in which getting his Ferrari Formula 1 car in the optimal window proved challenging.Hamilton finished 13th in second practice, held at the same time of day as qualifying and the race, shipping six tenths toContinue Reading
Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Cleeren review the key storylines from practise for Day 2 of the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Confidence seems to be the word of the day coming out of Jeddah, as Mark and Filip talk about a more competitive day’s running from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen,Continue Reading
Max Verstappen says Red Bull has found a “better” feeling on one-lap pace in practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – but notes overall performance on the long runs is still “not where I want it to be”. The four-time world champion came third in FP2 after finishingContinue Reading
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda revealed his own mistake led to the crash that curtailed second practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – admitting he ‘turned too much’ in the final corner.Tsunoda tagged the wall at the final hairpin coming onto the main straight with under nine minutesContinue Reading
Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda revealed his own mistake led to the crash that curtailed second practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – admitting he ‘turned too much’ in the final corner.Tsunoda tagged the wall at the final hairpin coming onto the main straight with under nine minutesContinue Reading