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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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Mercedes laments "worst performance of the season" as George Russell's tyres ‘fell off a cliff’

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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Christian Horner produces onboard evidence to dispute Max Verstappen's penalty

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said the team is unlikely to protest the penalty decision that cost Max Verstappen his victory at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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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’s 32-second interview sums up his Saudi shocker

Lewis Hamilton was in no mood for questioning after a disappointing Saudi Arabian GP where he finished seventh.

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Zak Brown on Max Verstappen's penalty: "Oscar was clearly up the inside"

The 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was ultimately decided by events at the first corner.

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“I make life tough on myself” - Lando Norris bluntly owns up to Jeddah setback

Lando Norris admits he is making hard work of his F1 title challenge.

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Helmut Marko on Max Verstappen’s “harsh” penalty: “Where was he supposed to go?”

Helmut Marko disagreed with the stewards’ decision to hand Max Verstappen a five-second penalty for passing Oscar Piastri off-track in the first lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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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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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Oscar Piastri wins to take title lead as Max Verstappen gets penalty

Oscar Piastri took victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to move into the lead of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.

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Why Max Verstappen was penalised for Turn 1 move on Oscar Piastri

As the lights went out at Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri hooked up faster from second on the grid than polesitter Max Verstappen, and the McLaren and Red Bull headed into Turn 1 side by side.

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Imola 6 Hours: Ferrari wins at home, but Valentino Rossi loses out

Ferrari came out on top at the end of a thrilling race on home ground at Imola to claim its second victory of the 2025 World Endurance Championship season.

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Max Verstappen penalised as Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda crash in Jeddah

Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has seen a safety car intervention after just one lap due to a collision between Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda, while polesitter Max Verstappen was penalised.

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Injured MotoGP champion Jorge Martin released from Qatar hospital

Injured MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been released from hospital in Qatar as plans for a return to Europe take shape.

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Strategy Corner: How can Max Verstappen beat Oscar Piastri to Saudi F1 win?

Jeddah's fast and furious street race is shaping up to be an enthralling contest, thanks to several cars which are starting out of position.

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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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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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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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Fernando Alonso: Aston Martin is “out of ideas” after yet another Q2 exit

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.

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Super Formula Motegi: Dandelion wins again as Ohta takes Sunday glory

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.

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Jesse Love disqualified, Sammy Smith wins Rockingham in shocking twist

NASCAR has disqualified its Xfinity Series race winner Jesse Love after failing post-race technical inspection following Rockingham

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Jesse Love victorious in wild wreckfest at Rockingham

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 Childress Racing Chevrolet to Victory Lane at Rockingham.

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