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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.
Carlos Sainz will start a season-best sixth on the grid at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Sunday, while team-mate Alex Albon will set off down in 11th having just missed out on joining the ...Keep reading

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 Norris is starting from 10th after the Briton crashed on his first Q3 lap.
Compared to last weekend's ...Keep reading

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.
While the all-female F1 Academy has run alongside F1 for the past two seasons, it has largely operated on the fringes, with limited crossover with the wider F1 world. Until recently, meaningful support from drivers and ...Keep reading

Aston Martin likes to emphasise that its Formula 1 team is in a rebuilding phase at the moment after the latest management and technical restructure.
Its performance in practice and qualifying for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix demonstrated the challenges that lie immediately ahead.
Lance Stroll was eliminated in Q1 and Fernando Alonso used three sets of new soft tyres just to progress to ...Keep reading

Dandelion Racing extended its winning streak in Super Formula as Kakunoshin Ohta led another one-two finish for the Honda-powered team at Motegi on Sunday.
Ohta was the major beneficiary of a first-lap safety car period that prompted the majority of the field to pit immediately and clear their mandatory stops, having started second on the grid behind poleman Kenta Yamashita.
Kondo Racing’s ...Keep reading

A chaotic NASCAR Xfinity race isn't done delivering unexpected moments, even several hours after the event ended. Jesse Love captured the checkered flag in his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, but he'll have to give both that flag and the winner's trophy back.
The RCR driver's car failed post-race inspection after an issue was found involving the rear suspension. As a result, Love has ...Keep reading

UPDATE: Jesse Love disqualified after failing post-race inspection. Sammy Smith has been declared the race winner.
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After an action-packed race, slowed by 14 cautions, two red flags, and an overtime — Jesse Love became the lucky driver to take the No. 2 Richard ...Keep reading

Following Lando Norris' Jeddah qualifying shunt, McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says his driver is still not able to drive his 2025 car instinctively.
Norris crashed on his first Q3 flyer, losing control over his McLaren as he drifted across the unsettling Turn 4 kerbs, veering into the wall.
It relegated the Briton from the fight for pole to 10th on the grid, while Red Bull's Max ...Keep reading

Kasey Kahne's anticipated return and Katherine Legge run ended early, and quickly Satuday as the two came together just over 50 laps into Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham, leaving both with significant damage.
Kahne, a highly successful Cup driver who was making his first NASCAR start in nearly seven years, ran near the front of the field from the drop of the green flag. He briefly ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton cut a dejected figure after he qualified down in seventh place for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Since winning the Shanghai sprint race on the second weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 campaign, Hamilton is struggling for form and fighting to get to grips with this year’s Ferrari.
After another disappointing result in qualifying, and seeing his team-mate Charles Leclerc qualify ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc was pleased with his performance in qualifying ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but the Ferrari driver said his SF-25 still wasn't where he wants it to be.
“I’m not happy, I’m really not happy,” Leclerc told reporters including Motorsport.com after qualifying fourth at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
“Finishing P4 in qualifying is really good, I put everything ...Keep reading

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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Lando Norris had just asked too much of his MCL39’s front axle on the approach to the Jeddah Corniche circuit’s ...Keep reading

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. 
“I had a massive snap in turn 4. When I push more, this unpredictable snap keeps happening and it’s just really hard to reach the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris is standing by his own harsh analysis after he crashed out of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and called himself a “fucking idiot” for doing so.
Having looked on the pace all weekend despite admitting to lacking confidence heading to the fifth round of the season, Norris’ hopes of hanging on to his championship lead took as big a dent as his McLaren did at Turn 5 ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen provided the perfect response to claims that Red Bull is imploding – with a scintillating pole position at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner delivered his verdict of the Dutchman’s sensational lap, when he was asked if it was the best reply to his team’s critics, Horner said: "Honestly, I did not believe that was possible going into that ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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Crisis? What crisis? Max Verstappen ended a week of misery for Red Bull by snatching pole position for the Saudia Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris’ self-confessed doubts proved accurate when the championship leader crashed out.
After the Red Bull hierarchy held urgent meetings following a poor showing last time out in Bahrain and with speculation in Jeddah turning towards whether ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris crashed out of qualifying at the 2025 Saudia Arabian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver was on his first push lap during Q3 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, but hit the wall and brought his qualifying session to an end. 
Norris mounted the kerb while navigating the fast section between Turns 4-5-6. The bump unsettled the McLaren and Norris hit the wall ...Keep reading

Katherine Legge was aiming to qualify for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Rockingham in the No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet. It's part of a plan for her to run a dozen races this year between the Cup and Xfinity Series, but things did not go her way.
Legge bobbled at the tricky exit of Turn 2 and lost valuable time in the process. Her 23.397s lap was still enough to beat five other ...Keep reading

Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda is set to get a private test at Silverstone next week with the hopes of speeding up his integration into the Formula 1 squad. Off the back of an action-packed triple-header, the 24-year-old will drive Red Bull's 2023 RB19 at the British Grand Prix venue.
Tsunoda made his Red Bull debut at the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month, replacing Liam Lawson ...Keep reading