Formula 1 drivers were reportedly prohibited from speaking to the media in the wake of safety concerns after a missile attack on Jeddah. Houthi militants launched an attack on an Aramco oil facility around seven miles from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Friday, prompting the drivers to convene for almost five hours after the second
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz have revealed that he was unable to tap into the performance of new tyres in qualifying as his wait for a maiden pole position continues. Sainz headed out for his first Q3 run on Saturday on a used set of soft tyres, and was able to set the quickest lap time
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc magnanimously gave his congratulations to Red Bull’s Sergio Perez after the Mexican put in a tremendous lap to take pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz set the quickest time of the first run in the final qualifying session, but Leclerc went quicker late on and looked for all
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen concedes that he must have done “something wrong” with his tyre warm-ups during qualifying as he qualified P4 for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Having been within two tenths of P1 all weekend, he was ultimately behind team-mate Sergio Perez and the Ferrari’s of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. “It
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was understandably ecstatic after his stunning final qualifying lap that put him onto pole position for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. After 218 previous race weekends without taking pole, the Mexican set a phenomenal middle sector at the end of the third qualifying session, and crossed the line to go
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was seen having to wrestle his car as it was bounced around by the track surface during free practice at the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The “porpoising” issue has been posed by the new technical regulations as the ground effect aerodynamics put the car right down onto the floor, causing to
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A former Red Bull engineer has brilliantly memed his old team after their devastating double retirement at last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Having qualified second and fourth respectively, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez looked set to finish in those positions while the Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was in the lead. However, a series of calamities would
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has supported the decision for the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to go ahead as scheduled despite missile attacks on a nearby oil facility. Shortly before the end of the first practice session on Friday, large plumes of black smoke were seen in the distance emanating from the Aramco
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Max Verstappen has joked that his irritable messages over the radio to his team at the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix did not reach the peak that some of his previous frustrations have. Verstappen was involved in a thrilling battle with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend as he attempted to use
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz notes that his team have taken significant strides forward with their power unit this season, but suggested that Red Bull’s Honda engine could still be ahead. Ferrari managed a one-two finish at the season-opening 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc led Sainz home, but Max Verstappen might have split the
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