After another weekend of high drama at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix amid the power battle going on inside Red Bull, it emerged that Marko’s place at the squad could be under threat. He revealed ahead of qualifying that there was a chance he could be suspended following the event, amid allegations that he had … Read more
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will once again start from pole position after topping Friday’s qualifying session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. His Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc will line up alongside him in second. Carlos Sainz will sit out the race after getting a surgery done for appendicitis, with his place in the second Ferrari to … Read more
Sainz reported feeling unwell earlier in the week, which made him sit out his media commitments on Wednesday. He took part in Thursday’s two free practice sessions, setting the seventh-fastest time in the latter, but still reported he couldn’t push to the limit in the car after a “tough” 24 hours. It has now emerged … Read more
Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in an attempt to keep temperatures under control. They eventually finished in fifth and seventh positions. Mercedes customer Williams suffered similar issues, but McLaren and Aston … Read more
Tsunoda was asked to let Ricciardo past in the closing laps as the Australian was on fresh soft tyres, and potentially in a position to challenge the cars ahead. Tsunoda queried the call and was reluctant to comply, but he eventually did. He was then frustrated to see that Ricciardo didn’t make any further progress. … Read more
