Mercedes driver George Russell says that he and team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton were running different set-ups in Saudi Arabia in a bid to eliminate the issues they have been facing in 2022. Hamilton was shockingly knocked out of the first qualifying phase on Saturday, and revealed afterwards that he had altered his set-up, but described
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has reiterated his belief that the pinnacle of motorsport can act as a catalyst for change in Saudi Arabia after missile strikes jeopardised the event on Friday. F1 headed to Saudi Arabia this weekend in the midst of incremental tensions between themselves and Yemen after their war began in 2015
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The stewards have found that Alex Albon was to blame for his crash with Lance Stroll at the end of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, and have given him a grid drop for the next race in Melbourne. In the closing stages of the race in Jeddah, Albon attempted an ambitious move on the inside
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There was a slight sense of déjà vu at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last weekend, as Nicholas Latifi collided with the barrier and turned the race on its head. Sergio Perez had taken pole in Jeddah, and was leading Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc relatively comfortably in the opening stint, maintaining the gap at just
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Having spent five years alongside Sir Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas sees the peculiarity in watching the seven-time champion get knocked out in the first qualifying phase in Saudi Arabia. Hamilton changed his set-up ahead of qualifying in Jeddah, but was eliminated in the first part as he set a lap good enough only
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Following a controversial, tumultuous, scary and exhausting weekend in Jeddah, Sir Lewis Hamilton is relieved to be going home. Missile attacks marred the opening day of the weekend at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the drivers eventually coming to the decision to race amid a GPDA statement that they were satisfied that everyone in
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Pierre Gasly was “screaming” in agony during the latter stages of the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to pain on the left side of his abdomen, and is relieved to have made it to the end of the grand prix in eighth. The Frenchman spent much of the race battling with the McLaren pair
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Spa Francorchamps is reportedly at serious risk of losing its iconic race in 2023 as the Formula 1 calendar continues to embark on fresh adventures. The Belgian Grand Prix is out of contract after this year’s race in the Ardennes Forest having played host to 54 previous races, with 15 different constructors and 28 drivers
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Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel admits that he is probably not Formula 1’s favourite person as a result of him campaigning for change, but stresses that it is not so simple as to boycott races in countries like Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix went ahead this weekend in the midst of claims of
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has taken the silver lining out of Mercedes’ struggles during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend. Hamilton was knocked out of qualifying in the first phase on Saturday, but eventually recovered up the order to end the race 10th and take a point from the 305-kilometre race while team-mate George Russell managed
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