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How Jeddah became Mercedes' worst race of the F1 season

Ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, one of the recurring themes of the weekend was graining. Graining happens when the tyres are stressed before reaching their optimal operating window, or when ambient temperatures are too low to allow the tyres to work correctly.

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Max Verstappen was ‘disrespectful’ on F1 podium in Saudi Arabia, says Johnny Herbert

Verstappen was given a five-second penalty in Jeddah and was visibly annoyed after finishing second

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Max Verstappen seems fed up, but not with Red Bull

Listen to Max Verstappen's exuberant reaction to taking a shock pole and victory in Suzuka, or pole again in Jeddah, and you still hear a man who likes in competing in Formula 1.

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How Sainz showed Williams his true value in Jeddah

F1 driver Carlos Sainz was one of the most en

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“Max was the quickest” in Jeddah, Lando Norris claims – with Oscar Piastri wary too

Oscar Piastri opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the drivers’ championship with his third victory of the Formula 1 season, but perhaps McLaren’s advantage is deceptive.

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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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Wolff laments "worst performance of the season" for Mercedes in Jeddah

Toto Wolff was left furious believing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was the “worst performance of the year so far” for Mercedes.

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Rivals at odds over who caused first-lap crash in Saudi Arabian GP

Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly have both refused to accept the blame for causing a race-ending crash for each driver in Jeddah.

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Verstappen tight-lipped on Jeddah F1 penalty as "I cannot share my opinion"

Max Verstappen refused to talk about the first-lap incident that cost him a shot at winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - claiming he could end up in hot water with the FIA and that “people can’t handle the truth”.

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Max Verstappen coy on Jeddah penalty: “Anything I say, it might get me in trouble”

Max Verstappen refused to talk about the first-lap incident that cost him a shot at winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, claiming he could end up in hot water with the FIA and that “people can’t handle the truth”.

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Lewis Hamilton lost for words after another disappointing display at Saudi Arabia GP

Hamilton has not finished higher than fifth in a 2025 grand prix and came home in seventh in Jeddah

The Independent UK

Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City

“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour –…

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: five quick takeaways

There's a certain logic in the fact that Oscar Piastri took the championship lead so unspectacularly, after a measured and controlled drive, delivering everything he needed.

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Oscar Piastri storms to Saudi Arabian F1 GP win and now leads title race

McLaren driver’s win catapulted him 10 points clear in the title race after Max Verstappen paid the price for a first-lap penalty

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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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Verstappen "not very confident" he can ward off McLarens in Jeddah race

Max Verstappen says he is "not very confident" of beating McLaren's Oscar Piastri in Jeddah on Sunday. The reigning world champion's Red Bull claimed pole by a mere 0.010s after the McLarens had looked faster all weekend, with Piastri joining him on the front row. The other McLaren of Lando…

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Verstappen "not very confident" of keeping Piastri behind in F1 Saudi GP

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F1 teams finally showcasing their F1 Academy drivers in Jeddah

There’s a noticeable shift in the F1 Academy paddock in Jeddah this weekend: Formula 1 drivers and team leaders are finally showing up - publicly and proudly - for the series.

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Stella: Norris struggling to drive MCL39 at the limit after Jeddah F1 quali crash

McLaren boss Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris is still not able to drive instinctively in the 2025 Formula 1 season, having crashed in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Leclerc unhappy after Jeddah F1 qualifying as Ferrari upgrades fail to work

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says he is max

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"Frustrated" Tsunoda unable to maximise RB21 having qualified P8 in Jeddah

Yuki Tsunoda was a "frustrated" figure after qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the Red Bull driver admitted he is unable to find the car's limit.

Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton: Bond with Ferrari “very difficult” as qualifying struggles continue

Lewis Hamilton is facing an underwhelming start to his career at Ferrari, and was once again beaten by team-mate Charles Leclerc in Jeddah qualifying

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Hamilton “praying” he can bond with difficult Ferrari after tough Jeddah F1 quali

Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure after he qualified down in seventh place for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Why Verstappen ran a two-lap strategy in Jeddah qualifying – and his rivals didn’t

Momentous events can result from small decisions and it was Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, known to the world as ‘GP’, who made the call.

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Yuki Tsunoda explains large gap to Max Verstappen in Jeddah qualifying

Yuki Tsunoda lost out to Max Verstappen in Jeddah, qualifying P8 for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix while his teammate claimed pole. The recently-promoted Red Bull driver said he isn’t “struggling,” but emphasized how tricky the RB21 is to drive.

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