Sergio Perez could take the championship lead on Sunday, but a close midfield pack may frustrate Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc’s fight through the field.
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‘No doubt Verstappen will be on the podium, minimum’ – Alonso
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Posted onFernando Alonso believes Max Verstappen will easily overcome the disadvantage of starting 15th on the grid for tomorrow’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Ocon “kept pedal to the metal” after hitting the wall twice on his fastest lap
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Posted onEsteban Ocon admitted he was grateful qualifying was over after “too many close calls” around the high-speed Jeddah circuit this weekend.
Perez says he could have gone “a little bit” faster after second pole position
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Posted onSergio Perez said he could have lapped slightly quicker after claiming the second pole position of his career at the same circuit where he scored the first.
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
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Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Leclerc predicts midfield “DRS train” will make it hard to recover from 12th
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Posted onCharles Leclerc does not expect it will be easy to rise through the field from 12th on the grid in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to how compact the midfield is.
Hamilton admits Russell got more out of car as he “can’t get confident” in it
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Posted onLewis Hamilton said he isn’t confident in his Mercedes and wasn’t able to get as much out of it his team mate who qualified four places ahead of him for tomorrow’s race.
‘We must make sure these things don’t happen’ says Verstappen as fault leaves him 15th
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Posted onMax Verstappen said his Red Bull team need to stamp out reliability problems after a driveshaft failure ended his hopes of taking pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Perez on pole after Verstappen’s driveshaft fails, Alonso inherits second from Leclerc
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Posted onSergio Perez secured pole position in Saudi Arabia for a second year in a row after team mate Max Verstappen was eliminated in 15th after a driveshaft failure.
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid
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Posted onSergio Perez has taken pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Fernando Alonso and George Russell.
Verstappen completes practice sweep as Red Bull leave rivals a second behind
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Posted onMax Verstappen was quickest in the third and final practice session in Jeddah, going over half a second faster than team mate Sergio Perez.
“Perfect storm” gave Mercedes too much faith in its car design concept – Wolff
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Posted onMercedes gained too much faith in its car design after the improvements it made in 2022, said Toto Wolff, but now admits it got its concept “wrong”.
Hamilton’s split from Cullen was ‘what he decided’ – Wolff
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has given further insight into Lewis Hamilton’s split from his long-time trainer and physiotherapist Angela Cullen.
Ferrari drivers confident their race pace will be “better than Bahrain” after practice
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Posted onFerrari’s drivers are confident the team will be more competitive in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix than they were in the season-opening race two weeks ago.
Red Bull retain their advantage in Jeddah but Alpine have joined the chasing pack
2023 Saudi Arabian GP Friday practice analysis
Posted onRed Bull re-established themselves as the clear favourites on Friday in Saudi Arabia, but behind it could be more open than Bahrain was.
Tost “doesn’t trust” AlphaTauri’s engineers after disappointing start to season
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Posted onAlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost says he no longer trusts their engineers after their car failed to deliver the expected gains in performance this year.
Red Bull’s gap to rivals in Jeddah “definitely not like Bahrain” – Verstappen
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Posted onMax Verstappen and Sergio Perez believe that their rival teams will be closer to them in the race than Bahrain based on their long-run pace.
Hamilton: New Mercedes performs “pretty much the same” as last year’s car
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Posted onMercedes’ hopes that their W14 might become more competitive after the Formula 1 field moved on from Bahrain were not realised on the first day of practice in Jeddah.
Verstappen stays on top as Alonso splits Red Bulls in second practice
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix second practice
Posted onMax Verstappen was fastest again in the second practice session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but Fernando Alonso split the two Red Bulls at the top.
Wolff would accept Hamilton leaving if Mercedes’ poor form lasts years
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says that he won’t hold a “grudge” against Lewis Hamilton if he decides to leave the team years from now.