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Why Saudi Arabian GP could deliver one of F1’s most "unpleasant" races

That’s the view of Red Bull driver Sergio Perez, but it’s echoed by his F1 peers.

Autosport · Mar 9, 2024

Verstappen hopes "impressive" F1 debutant Bearman doesn't fixate on missing Q3

Bearman made his full F1 debut in place of the appendicitis-addled Carlos Sainz at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Friday, jumping into an SF-24 with only FP3 to prepare ahead of qualifying on the high-speed, walled layout in the Red Sea coastal city.

Autosport · Mar 8, 2024

Miller: Altering Qatar MotoGP schedule due to wet track a "joke"

The second practice was shortened from an hour to 45 minutes and the results did not count towards qualifying, following a vote amongst the riders when rain fell heavily prior to the session.

Autosport · Mar 8, 2024

Who is Sainz's F1 Saudi Arabian GP replacement Oliver Bearman?

Bearman's even younger Prema team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been all the rage recently as Mercedes ponders its driver options for 2025, but Bearman is equally seen as a superstar of the future.

Autosport · Mar 8, 2024

More robust Ferrari 2024 F1 car "not scaring" Leclerc and Sainz anymore

Ferrari made wholesale changes to its car after its drivers struggled throughout 2023 with its unpredictable behaviour and sensitivity to changing conditions. That made it particularly hard for Leclerc and Sainz to keep up their race pace, often qualifying well before dropping far behind the Red Bulls. But while Red…

Motorsport · Mar 8, 2024

What we learned from Thursday F1 practice at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP

After an unusual season opener in Bahrain - where all the frontrunners bar the dominant Max Verstappen were hobbled to varying degrees - there was much to expect from Formula 1’s second 2024 round, taking place this weekend in Jeddah.

Autosport · Mar 7, 2024

Hamilton warned, Mercedes fined for impeding in Saudi F1 practice

While on a hot lap through the Jeddah Corniche Circuit's snaking high-speed blasts, Sargeant had to take evading action to avoid a slow-driving Lewis Hamilton through Turn 10. As Hamilton moved over to the racing line, Sargeant had to jink right to cross the kerbs, labelling the near-miss as "dangerous"…

Autosport · Mar 7, 2024

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

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.

Autosport · Mar 7, 2024

Horner: Intrusion on family has to stop following investigation

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…

Motorsport · Mar 7, 2024

Does F1 have a dirty air problem?

The phenomenon of boiling, twisting vortices being generated by winged F1 machines has been an issue through the generations.But in the championship’s moves to improve its entertainment spectacle, particularly over the last 20 years or so, the desire to clean-up outwash airflow generated by cars to allow following drivers to…

Motorsport · Mar 7, 2024