62 m. ago F1 stewards issue statement as Max Verstappen penalty changes outcome of Saudi GP

A five-second time penalty given to Max Verstappen changed the course of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and helped Oscar Piastri to take victory over the Dutchman

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2 h. ago Oscar Piastri just taught Lando Norris a lesson and made stroppy Max Verstappen fume

Max Verstappen started the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on pole but Oscar Piastri benefitted from a penalty for the Red Bull driver to win while Lando Norris limited the damage to his title charge

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3 h. ago Oscar Piastri storms to Saudi Arabian F1 GP win and now leads title race

McLaren man’s win catapults him 10pts clear in title raceMax Verstappen pays price for first-lap penaltyMaintaining a focus and equilibrium under pressure has always been one of the hallmarks of Formula One’s greatest proponents and Oscar ­Piastri is demonstrating it with striking assurance for one so young.His victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, beating the world champion Max Verstappen, was an object lesson in the 24-year-old’s calm and confidence and his potential to take the title in only his third season. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BREAKING: Max Verstappen penalty key as Oscar Piastri wins Saudi GP after F1 stewards' decision

Lando Norris had a huge recovery job on his hands as Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri duelled for control of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as they started on the front row

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4 h. ago Max Verstappen penalty key as Oscar Piastri wins Saudi GP after F1 stewards' decision

Lando Norris had a huge recovery job on his hands as Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri duelled for control of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as they started on the front row

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5 h. ago BREAKING: Max Verstappen punished minutes into Saudi GP as Martin Brundle slams penalty

Max Verstappen was penalised for his actions while duelling with Oscar Piastri at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix which annoyed both the Red Bull driver and Martin Brundle

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5 h. ago Max Verstappen punished minutes into Saudi GP as Martin Brundle slams penalty

Max Verstappen was penalised for his actions while duelling with Oscar Piastri at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix which annoyed both the Red Bull driver and Martin Brundle

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5 h. ago BREAKING F1 Saudi GP first lap chaos as cars smash into wall as Max Verstappen gets penalty

The opening lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix brought out a safety car after two cars smashed into the wall and Max Verstappen went off track at the opening corner

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5 h. ago F1 Saudi GP first lap chaos as cars smash into wall as Max Verstappen gets penalty

The opening lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix brought out a safety car after two cars smashed into the wall and Max Verstappen went off track at the opening corner

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5 h. ago Martin Brundle ignored by Usher on Saudi GP grid after cutting interview short

Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle produced a couple of classic moments on his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid walk including the moment music star Usher blanked his request

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6 h. ago F1 employee quizzed over 'massage wand' in Saudi Arabia as another has 'toy' confiscated

The girlfriend of an F1 employee had her adult toy confiscated at the airport as she travelled to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with another female embarrassed by strict laws

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6 h. ago Red Bull take action over their drivers once again with Yuki Tsunoda decision

Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix underlined the performance gap between the two Red Bull cars with Max Verstappen on pole and Yuki Tsunoda eighth, almost a second off the pace

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7 h. ago Charles Leclerc concern spells trouble for Lewis Hamilton: 'I'm really not happy'

Ferrari brought upgrades to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were still off the pace they wanted to find in their improved cars

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9 h. ago Five F1 drivers warned over Saudi Arabian Grand Prix's brutal conditions

Five F1 drivers have been warned about the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix’s brutal conditions in the soaring heat of the high-speed Jeddah circuit

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16 h. ago F1 commentator David Croft makes awful joke about Jennifer Lopez as star stuns in a skintight pink bodysuit at Saudi Arabian grand prix

JLo performed her first headline show at a Formula One Grand Prix for 11 years as she thrilled fans in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - but not before she was the subject of a painful joke.

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26 h. ago Lewis Hamilton left 'praying' as reality bites at Saudi GP for struggling Ferrari star

Ferrari machinery continues to be difficult for Lewis Hamilton to handle and his qualifying result for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was another underwhelming one

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26 h. ago Lando Norris reacts to Saudi GP crash as McLaren F1 star's first instinct sums him up

Max Verstappen took pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from Oscar Piastri after Lando Norris crashed out of the session in the other McLaren towards the start of Q3

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27 h. ago Max Verstappen's reaction speaks volumes as Lando Norris gifts him Saudi GP pole position

Lando Norris will start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from 10th place after he crashed in the final part of qualifying, while Max Verstappen beat Oscar Piastri to pole position

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27 h. ago Max Verstappen claims Saudi GP F1 pole after Lando Norris hits the wall

Championship leader will start race from 10th on gridOscar Piastri qualfies second with George Russell thirdAlready struggling for confidence in his car the world championship leader, Lando Norris, suffered another serious blow to his title ambitions, crashing out in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. His Red Bull rival Max Verstappen claimed pole position, one-hundredth of a second clear of Norris’s teammate, Oscar Piastri.McLaren and, indeed, Norris had looked strong all weekend, but on the first of the final runs in Q3 at the Jeddah circuit he took too much kerb through turns 4-5 and 6 and it spat him out into the wall, taking a nasty hit on the front. He was unhurt but declared himself an “idiot” when speaking to his team. The session was red-flagged and Norris will start from 10th on Sunday, his title lead hanging by the slenderest of threads and his self-belief perhaps once more undermined. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen takes pole after Norris hits wall in F1 qualifying – live

Live updates from the battle for pole in Saudi ArabiaYou can drop Billy an email | Sign up for the RecapPiastri goes fastest, just edging Norris’s time with a lap of 1:28.026.Russell, Tsunoda and Antonelli also set decent opening times. Continue reading...

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