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Winners and losers from F1's 2025 Saudi Arabian GP

Easy as you like? Well, no. Not only was the Jeddah race a brutal 50-lap sprint, but the lower-than-expected tyre wear also seemed to prevent McLaren from flexing its muscle. It meant Piastri had to work harder for his third win of the campaign than in China and Bahrain, especially…

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F1: Oscar Piastri wins Saudi Arabian GP to lead drivers’ standings – as it happened

The Australian won his third race from five this season as Max Verstappen came second after a five-second penalty

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Carlos Sainz happy with Williams progress after outqualifying Alexander Albon again

The Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix presents an intriguing race for Williams, with one driver planning to err on the side of caution and the other looking to rein in his own perceived over-confidence.

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Sainz "happy and proud" after third-row F1 quali effort

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Lando Norris crashes out of Saudi Arabia GP qualifying as Max Verstappen takes pole

Norris’ error left him out of a three-way fight for pole between Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and George Russell

The Independent UK

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Saudi Arabian GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.

Motorsport

Hamilton hopes he and Ferrari can ‘ride rollercoaster’ to success

The seven-time champion was in cautious mood before the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but maintains Ferrari are the ‘greatest team in Formula One history’

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Max Verstappen relaxed over Red Bull future following Helmut Marko comments

The Red Bull motorsport adviser expressed “great concern” over Verstappen’s future after a disappointing weekend for the team in Bahrain.

The Independent UK

Why Gasly is wary of “difficult” Saudi Arabian GP for Alpine

Such are the political sensitivities embedded in the Alpine team’s Anglo-French make-up that the shortcomings in the engine bay represent a weakness that dare not speak its name.

Autosport

Pierre Gasly is wary of “difficult” Saudi Arabian GP for Alpine

The Jeddah circuit’s flowing nature plays to the Alpine car’s strengths, but its high-speed sections could expose the team’s power unit issues

Motorsport

F1 On Jeddah's Streets - Talking Points Ahead Of The Saudi Arabian GP

This weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the final leg of the first 'triple header' of the season.

International Business Times

AP PHOTOS: Formula One fans flock to Bahrain for the first race of the season in Mideast

Roaring engines again filled the air for the recent Bahrain Grand Prix, the first F1 race of the season in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Sebastian Vettel: Lando Norris' vulnerability makes him a great role model

The retired F1 world champion praises the young McLaren team driver's openness and honesty over his Formula 1 blip after a tough weekend in Bahrain

Motorsport

F1 Panel: Has Piastri become favourite for 2025 F1 title?

Since letting his McLaren slide off the track on lap 44 in Melbourne and losing a lot of points, Oscar Piastri has been almost flawless. Two victories, in Shanghai and Bahrain, and a third place in Suzuka allowed him to regain almost everything he lost in the Formula 1 season…

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F1 Panel: Is Oscar Piastri now the title favourite?

After letting his McLaren slide off the track on lap 44 in Melbourne and losing a lot of points, Oscar Piastri has been almost flawless since then. Two victories, in Shanghai and Bahrain, and a third place in Suzuka allowed him to regain almost everything he lost in the season…

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Princess Beatrice's Husband Pays a Rare Tribute to These Royal Family Members on Instagram

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi shared some behind-the-scenes snaps from the F1 Grand Prix in Bahrain.

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Gulf clash between MotoGP and F1 may be no accident in Liberty future

It’s easy to lose all awareness of the outside world when one is in the thick of covering a MotoGP weekend. But not even fundamentalist motorcycle people, who wouldn’t be seen dead in a car paddock, could pretend to not know that Formula 1 was running its circus roughly 400…

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Sauber unpacks mystery behind Nico Hulkenberg's plank wear disqualification

The Sauber Formula 1 team is still searching for answers over Nico Hulkenberg's Bahrain Grand Prix disqualification.

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Sauber stumped for answers in Hulkenberg plank DQ case

The Sauber Formula 1 team is still searching for answers over Nico Hulkenberg's Bahrain Grand Prix disqualification.

Motorsport

Helmut Marko cautions Red Bull improvements to secure Max Verstappen’s future

The Red Bull senior advisor sees the team's lack of performance at Bahrain a small window that could open wide for the four-time world champion to exit

Motorsport

Analysis: Did Bahrain's safety car ruin a possible Ferrari podium?

Ferrari ended Bahrain with a 4th and 5th place finish. But what would have happened if the safety car hadn't been deployed at the halfway point?

Marie Claire

Sézane, Zara and Reformation Take the Lead in Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie’s F1 Grand Prix Fashion

The York sisters revved up their spring style in Bahrain.

Autosport

The Bahrain stress test that Mercedes passed "much better than expected"

In 2024 George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished over 45 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen as the season got under way in Bahrain. Thirteen months on, Russell split the supreme McLarens in second place as the Silver Arrows appeared to pass an important stress test.

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Mercedes passes "much better than expected" Bahrain F1 stress test

Autosport

What was the Bahrain GP's best strategy?

High incidences of thermal degradation offered plenty of strategic variation at Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix, as all three of Pirelli's nominated tyre compounds came into play during the course of the race.

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