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The Mexican finished runner-up behind race winner Max Verstappen in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, but the 22.4 second gap to the front shows how much more progress he needs to make.

The team's prospective entry was rejected by F1 on January 31, but it is still pushing ahead on the basis that it will eventually be allowed in.

The F1 race in Saudi runs to a similar schedule to Bahrain, which means qualifying will take place a day earlier than usual on Friday.

Stay updated on the suspension of a Red Bull Racing employee and misconduct investigation involving Christian Horner in the F1 community.

The flurry of early season action concludes with the Jeddah event this weekend, with opening practice topped by Max Verstappen before Alonso followed up to head FP2 in the evening.

Verstappen has a deal that runs to 2028, although as is normal practice in F1, there are believed to be some escape clauses that would allow him to go elsewhere before the contract's official end.

As first reported by the BBC, a whistleblower has come forward with two claims against Ben Sulayem.

Following a complaint raised by a female employee, the team's parent company Red Bull GmbH ordered an investigation by an independent lawyer, which lasted eight weeks. After its conclusion Red Bull dismissed the grievance, but additional leaks to the press, which included purported evidence of WhatsApp messages between Horner and the…

Red Bull have suspended the female employee who accused team boss Christian Horner of inappropriate behaviour, a source close to the investigation into the matter confirmed to AFP on Thursday.