Max Verstappen claims pole for Australian GP but Mercedes roar again Red Bull’s world champion claims 22nd career pole and first in Australia as George Russell and Lewis Hamilton line up just behind The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2023
F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Russell to pole; Perez last After a light rain shower had hit the Albert Park track just ahead of the one-hour session getting underway and with the C4 softs holding on for multiple laps but requiring multiple warm-ups to be at their best, the Melbourne crowd was treated to an action-packed session. Motorsport · Apr 1, 2023
F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes Australian GP pole Verstappen will start ahead of the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. Autosport · Apr 1, 2023
F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Mercedes pair to pole, Perez starts last After a light rain shower had hit the Albert Park track just ahead of the one-hour session getting underway, and with the C4 softs holding on for multiple laps but requiring multiple warm-ups to be at their best, the Melbourne crowd was treated to an action-packed session. Autosport · Apr 1, 2023
F1 Australian GP: Verstappen leads Alonso in final practice After Friday's rain-affected FP2, Saturday's final practice session predominantly took place on a dry Albert Park circuit despite the threatening Melbourne clouds, although a morning drizzle had further washed away the rubber that had been built up over the weekend. Autosport · Apr 1, 2023
Guenther Steiner makes Australian GP F1 fans roar with "ask your mum" reply to question Steiner is never afraid to speak his mind or crack a joke, and the same was true as he turned up for a question and answer event with Formula 1 fans in Melbourne Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2023
Why F1 drivers seemed "blindfolded" by Melbourne GPS issue After 40 minutes the opening practice session at Melbourne's Albert Park was red-flagged due to a loss of GPS data, which meant teams could no longer track each other on around the circuit. Autosport · Mar 31, 2023
F1 Australian GP: Alonso leads Leclerc in wet FP2 Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of FP2, but it was Carlos Sainz who logged the first time to set the first place benchmark, the Spaniard putting in a 1m20.378s on the medium tyres. Autosport · Mar 31, 2023
F1 Australian GP: Alonso tops rain-hit second practice from Leclerc Verstappen led the pack out of the pits at the start of FP2, but it was Carlos Sainz that set the first time to set the first place benchmark, the Spaniard putting in a 1m20.378s on the medium tyres to establish the first-place benchmark. Motorsport · Mar 31, 2023
F1 Australian GP: Verstappen leads Hamilton in twice red-flagged first practice Verstappen’s 1m18.790s led the way ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who jumped up the order late on after initially struggling with the handling of his W14, and running adrift of his team-mate George Russell during the early exploratory laps on the harder tyres. Autosport · Mar 31, 2023
Hulkenberg planning full Ferrari sim programme The Haas driver has made his comeback with Haas this season, having not raced full time since he was dropped by Renault at the end of 2019. Autosport · Mar 29, 2023
Hulkenberg planning full Ferrari F1 sim programme The Haas driver has made his comeback with Haas this season, having not raced full-time since he was dropped by Renault at the end of 2019. Motorsport · Mar 29, 2023
Steiner: Hulkenberg's F1 experience already paying off for Haas In two years Haas has gone from employing two rookies in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin to having one of the most experienced line-ups on the grid, with Hulkenberg returning from three years without a full-time drive to partner Kevin Magnussen in 2023. Motorsport · Mar 28, 2023
Steiner: Hulkenberg’s F1 experience already paying off for Haas In two years Haas has gone from employing two rookies in Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin to having one of the most experienced line-ups on the grid, with Hulkenberg returning from three years without a full-time drive to partner Kevin Magnussen in 2023. Autosport · Mar 28, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 20, 2023 F1 fans react to frustrated Yuki Tsunoda's act towards Kevin Magnussen after Saudi GP Yuki Tsunoda came so close to scoring his and AlphaTauri's first point of the 2023 F1 season in Jeddah, but despite some excellent defending he was eventually passed by Kevin Magnussen
Autosport · Mar 19, 2023 F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez cruises to Red Bull 1-2 as penalty denies Alonso podium Perez crossed the line 5.3s clear of Verstappen, who spent the final laps charging his battery for a final-tour tilt at the fastest lap - which was ultimately successful as he crossed the line with a 1m31.906s lap.
Motorsport · Mar 19, 2023 F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez wins as Verstappen recovers to second Perez crossed the line 5.3s clear of Verstappen, who spent the final laps charging his battery for a final-tour tilt at the fastest lap which was ultimately successful as he crossed the line with a 1m31.906s lap.
Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2023 Sergio Perez wins Saudi GP as Verstappen aided by safety car and Alonso stripped of third Verstappen started 15th but was up to second by the mid-way point in the race, helped by a controversial safety car, while Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fourth and fifth ahead of the Ferraris
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023 F1: Sergio Pérez wins Saudi Arabian GP with Verstappen second – as it happened Sergio Pérez converted pole into victory in Jeddah as Max Verstappen raced up from 15th to second
Motorsport · Mar 19, 2023 2023 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more Red Bull's Sergio Perez will line up on pole position after topping Saturday's qualifying session in Jeddah. He will be joined on the front row by Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso, with George Russell (Mercedes) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) next up in third and fourth position respectively.
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 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.
Autosport · Mar 18, 2023 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.