The British 18-year-old got called up by Ferrari on Friday morning after Sainz was sidelined with appendicitis, meaning he had just final practice to prepare ahead of qualifying in Jeddah.After just missing out on making Q3 and qualifying 11th, Bearman produced a blemish-free race to progress to seventh at theContinue Reading
Red Bull advisor Marko’s position had been under scrutiny after he told Austrian TV on Friday night that there was a possibility he would be out of the team in time for the Australian Grand Prix.But, on Saturday morning ahead of the Saudi Arabian GP, Marko met Red Bull CEOContinue Reading
After taking part in practice, regular Ferrari racer Carlos Sainz was forced to undergo surgery for appendicitis to leave the team to call on the services of Prema Racing FIA F2 driver Bearman.He had narrowly missed out on a Q3 appearance in qualifying so lined up 11th on the gridContinue Reading
Verstappen beat his team-mate Sergio Perez, who incurred a penalty during the pitstops that didn’t impact the finishing order, and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.2024 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Laps Gap 1 1Max VerstappenRed Bull/Honda RBPT50– 2 11Sergio …Keep reading SourceContinue Reading
An early crash for Lance Stroll meant Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton were a factor in the lead fight after a brief safety car period where they stayed out and did not pit, but they eventually finished in the pack behind Ferrari debutant Oliver Bearman.At the start, Verstappen and LeclercContinue Reading
Marko’s future at the F1 squad had been the subject of speculation after it emerged that he was at risk of suspension amid an investigation into the alleged leaking of information surrounding the recent Christian Horner investigation.Speaking to Austrian television on Friday night, Marko had said there was a chanceContinue Reading
Ricciardo qualified half a second off his RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in Q2 after he failed to find more lap time on his final run whereas most drivers around him did.Tsunoda went on to qualify ninth, while Ricciardo will have a mountain to climb to score points in Saturday night’sContinue Reading
Bearman was called in after Sainz was ruled out of the rest of the Jeddah event due to appendicitis, with the Spaniard requiring surgery.The 18-year-old had to abandon his Prema F2 seat, having secured pole position for Saturday’s feature race, and only had FP3 in which to find his feetContinue Reading
Alonso secured sixth on the grid for last week’s Bahrain Grand Prix, but slipped back to a distant ninth place in the race.He has again qualified well in Jeddah, earning fourth on a day that regular Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was absent, and Mercedes struggled with bouncing.“We are surprised, weContinue Reading
The ex-grand prix racer is a former team principal at the Venturi Formula E team, until he joined Mercedes at the start of 2023 as its driver development director.Since then, the Belgian has been tasked with looking after Mercedes’ young driver programme alongside Gwen Lagrue.However, beyond those responsibilities, it wasContinue Reading