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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.

Autosport · Mar 18, 2023

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

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.

Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023

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.

Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023

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 · Mar 17, 2023

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.

Autosport · Mar 17, 2023

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 · Mar 17, 2023

Wolff: 2022 F1 car gains created "perfect storm" for Mercedes

After George Russell qualified sixth and Lewis Hamilton seventh for the 2023 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Wolff declared the team had to change its design direction.

Motorsport · Mar 17, 2023

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.

Motorsport · Mar 17, 2023

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

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.

Autosport · Mar 17, 2023

Mercedes F1 action plan agreed after crunch factory meeting

After a disappointing performance in the season opener in Bahrain, Mercedes has admitted to not making the progress it anticipated with the new W14 and needs to rethink its plans. 

Autosport · Mar 17, 2023