Josh Williams: "I just wanted to voice my opinion" Williams, 29, was involved in a wreck on the track on Lap 27 of Saturday’s race and placed under NASCAR’s damaged vehicle policy. Motorsport · Mar 19, 2023
Austin Hill nearly wrecks but still wins Atlanta Xfinity race Hill, who dominated much of the race even though it was marred by a record 12 cautions, led the way on the final restart with two of 163 laps remaining. Motorsport · Mar 19, 2023
NASCAR officials told a driver to park it mid-race, so he left his car on the start-finish line Josh Williams was less than pleased about NASCAR telling him his day was done. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 19, 2023
Sebring 12H Hr 9: WTR Acura leads, heartache for Ganassi Cadillac The race’s fifth full-course caution was caused by the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8 of Augusto Farfus grinding to a halt, then proceeding slowly toward the pits – a destination it never made. Almost simultaneously, Kyffin Simpson had a sizeable off in his Tower Motorsport LMP2 car. Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023
Aussie newbie Oscar Piastri surges up F1 ranks in Saudi Arabia Australian Formula One rookie Oscar Piastri has had his best day yet for McLaren, finishing ninth in qualifying for the Saudi Grand Prix. The New Daily · Mar 18, 2023
Lando Norris "let McLaren down" with "silly" mistake to end awful Saudi GP qualifying Oscar Piastri made it to Q3 and qualified ninth, but his much more experienced McLaren team-mate Norris will be much further back after a Saturday session to forget Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023
Sergio Perez achieves F1 feat managed only once before with Saudi Arabian GP pole position Perez took advantage of Max Verstappen's misfortune to park his Red Bull on pole position for the race in Jeddah – a result which caught the eye for more than one reason Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023
Christian Eckes wins wreck-marred Atlanta Truck race A late-race wreck involving Carson Hocevar sent the race into a two-lap overtime with Nick Sanchez in the lead. Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023
Damon Hill spots "fundamental weakness" with Red Bull after Max Verstappen problem Verstappen was the favourite for pole position in Jeddah, but will start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 15th instead after suffering a mechanical issue on his Red Bull car Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023
Sebring 12H Hr 6: WTR Acura leads Cadillacs at half distance At the start of the fourth hour, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Cadillac V-Series R Scott Dixon had a 30s lead over the BMW of Philipp Eng, the Porsche 963s of Nick Tandy and Felipe Nasr but half an hour later, Eng went off at Turn 3. Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023
F1 stewards make Logan Sargeant decision after American failed to qualify for Saudi GP Formula 1's 107 per cent rule means racers must seek special permission from the authorities to take part in a race if they cannot set a fast enough time during qualifying Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023
Russell: Mercedes F1's gains compared to Bahrain "incredibly satisfying" After spending the winter hoping it would be able to close the gap with Red Bull, Mercedes instead found itself further adrift in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, slipping to being the fourth quickest team behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin. Autosport · Mar 18, 2023
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more In a dramatic qualifying on the Jeddah street track, Perez grabbed his second career F1 pole position, 12 months on from his maiden pole which came at the same circuit. Autosport · Mar 18, 2023
Ocon twice hit the wall in "too close" Saudi Arabian GP qualifying Ocon ran to a strong sixth in qualifying, lapping the Jeddah street circuit 0.813 seconds adrift of polesitter Sergio Perez - who led the Red Bull charge following a driveshaft failure for Max Verstappen. Autosport · Mar 18, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023 Lewis Hamilton offers bleak outlook for F1 season with "miserable" Mercedes car Mercedes chief Toto Wolff appeared satisfied after qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but Hamilton admitted he was "miserable" and is struggling to get to grips with his W14 car
ABC News · Mar 18, 2023 Everything you need to know about the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Early Monday morning, AEDT, Max Verstappen will be looking to make it two wins to start the year, while Oscar Piastri will be hoping to finish.
Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023 Toto Wolff cracks brutal Red Bull joke after Max Verstappen's Saudi GP qualifying disaster Max Verstappen was the favourite for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix pole, but suffered a mechanical problem which means he will start the race 15th on the grid instead
Autosport · Mar 18, 2023 Hamilton doesn’t “feel connected” to Mercedes W14 F1 car Hamilton qualified eighth in Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, on a day when his team-mate George Russell gave the struggling team a boost with fourth place. Both will move up a place on the starting grid due to Charles Leclerc's penalty.
Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023 Alonso "not in a position" to beat Red Bull in Saudi Arabian F1 GP The double world champion set the third fastest time in qualifying, 0.465 seconds away from Perez's ultimate pace, but will move up to the front row on the grid as Charles Leclerc will cop at least a 10-place grid penalty for taking on new control electronics.
Autosport · Mar 18, 2023 Alonso "not in a position" to beat Perez, Red Bull in Saudi Arabian F1 GP The double world champion set the third fastest time in qualifying, 0.465 seconds away from Perez's ultimate pace, but will move up to the front row on the grid as Charles Leclerc will cop at least a 10-place grid penalty for taking on new control electronics.
Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023 Red Bull F1 still on "another planet", says Leclerc While Leclerc has come into the Jeddah weekend knowing that he faced a 10-place grid penalty, it still meant he had to push things to the max to ensure he did not start too far down the order.
Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2023 Max Verstappen "very annoyed" as he reacts to Saudi GP F1 qualifying disaster Verstappen suffered a mechanical failure which meant he had to settle for 15th on the grid in Jeddah, while Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez took full advantage to take pole position
Autosport · Mar 18, 2023 F1 qualifying results: Sergio Perez takes Saudi Arabian GP pole Perez will start ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and George Russell (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which was split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Autosport · Mar 18, 2023 F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez clinches pole, Verstappen out with driveshaft issue The Dutchman had reeled off the fastest laptimes in all three practice sessions, and had headed Q1 by half a second over team-mate Sergio Perez as the result of qualifying appeared to be a foregone conclusion.
Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023 F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez grabs pole as Verstappen hits trouble The Dutchman had reeled off the fastest lap times in all three practice sessions, and had headed Q1 by half a second over team-mate Perez as the result of qualifying appeared to be a foregone conclusion.