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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.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen leads FP3 from Perez, Alonso third

Having headed the opening pair of practice sessions on Friday, Verstappen showcased more excellent pace on Saturday afternoon with early hard tyre runs, prior to a flurry of laps on the softest compound that culminated in his headline 1m28.485s time.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen heads FP3 by 0.6s from Perez, Alonso

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Pirelli encouraged by blanket-free F1 tyre test, drivers' views mixed

Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and AlphaTauri all took part in the test with the latest constructions as Pirelli continues to push towards the change, with a final decision on 2024 to be made following a crucial test at Silverstone in July.

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F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped both practice sessions on Friday, leading Alpine's Fernando Alonso by two tenths of a second in FP2.

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What we learned from Friday practice for F1's Saudi Arabian GP

Max Verstappen delivered another hammer blow to his rivals’ hopes of challenging Red Bull after his clean sweep of Friday practice sessions ahead of Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

Despite missing the Thursday activities in Jeddah due to a stomach bug, Verstappen showed no signs of it impacting his performance as he took a clean sweep of top spots in both practice sessions on Friday.

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Verstappen shrugs off bug to top practice in Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Max Verstappen showed no ill effects from a stomach bug on Friday as he topped the times for Red Bull ahead of Fernando Alonso in Friday's second free practice at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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F1 results: Verstappen fastest in Saudi Arabian GP practice

Verstappen was fastest in both FP1, held in daylight, and FP2, which was held in darkness and was closer to conditions for both qualifying and the race.

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F1 results: Max Verstappen fastest in Saudi Arabian GP practice

Verstappen was fastest in both FP1, held in daylight, and FP2, which was held in darkness and was closer to conditions for both qualifying and the race.

Motorsport

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen completes Friday practice clean sweep

Following FP1 before sundown, FP2 was run at nightfall in more representative conditions for qualifying and the race, the temperature floating around 26 degrees C for the start of the session.

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Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen pips Alonso by 0.2s in second F1 practice

Following FP1 before sundown, FP2 was run at nightfall in more representative conditions for qualifying and the race, the temperature floating around 26 degrees Celsius for the start of the session.

Motorsport

Martin Brundle makes "jaw drop and eyes roll" comment about latest Ferrari "shocker"

Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle didn't mince his words as he spoke about the predicament Ferrari find themselves in after just one round of the new Formula 1 season

Daily Mirror

Drivers given assurances about safety at Saudi Arabian GP

Formula One is back in Saudi Arabia one year after a missile strike hit an oil depot near the track during race week

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Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen tops first F1 practice from Perez, Alonso

They were followed by the Mercedes duo and Carlos Sainz as the lead Ferrari driver in seventh, with his penalty-addled team-mate Charles Leclerc down in 11th but with the red car pair running a notably different run plan to the leaders.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 in opening practice

Daily Mirror

Charles Leclerc declares "you won't see me again" as new F1 rule slammed by Ferrari star

F1's top bosses have made a rule change to how the drivers approach a specific aspect of the race weekend, but the move has not gone down well with Leclerc in particular

Daily Mirror

Charles Leclerc reacts to FIA punishment as Ferrari star braces for further F1 penalties

Leclerc will serve a 10-second grid penalty at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix having already gone through both the control electronics components allowed for each driver after just one race

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Sainz: Ferrari fixing "bad situation" with early 2023 F1 engine problems

Leclerc dopped out of the season opener while running third behind the dominant Red Bull cars, having taken fresh control electronics and energy store engine parts ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix.

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2023 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix session timings and preview

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won last year's Saudi GP after defeating Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc in a cat-and-mouse contest that saw the two drivers regularly change the lead using DRS.

Daily Mirror

Ferrari boss hits back at criticism as team becomes “target” after just one grand prix

Ferrari have endured a nightmare start to the 2023 F1 season, with Charles Leclerc having now been handed a 10-place penalty for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Motorsport

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: How to watch on TV in the USA on ESPN

This year’s race takes place on Sunday 19 March at 10:00am ET at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Daily Mirror

Charles Leclerc handed grid penalty for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Bahrain nightmare

Leclerc and Ferrari endured a nightmare start in Bahrain and team principal Frederic Vasseur has confirmed they have already gone over their allocation of ECU issues

Evening Standard

F1: Charles Leclerc hit with 10-place grid penalty for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

New control electronics unit required to compound nightmare start to season

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Vasseur bullish Ferrari F1 has "mega room" for improvement ahead of first upgrades

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz qualified on the second row in the Bahrain season opener, behind the leading Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. But if Ferrari's one-lap pace was encouraging, its race pace was less impressive as it struggled to match Red Bull and even came…

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