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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

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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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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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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Alonso claims Aston Martin is “out of ideas” after Q2 exit in Jeddah

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.

The Independent UK

Lewis Hamilton is finding his Ferrari F1 car ‘very difficult’ after Saudi GP qualifying

The Ferrari driver was not in the running for pole and only qualified seventh-fastest in Jeddah

The Guardian - UK

Max Verstappen claims Saudi GP F1 pole after Lando Norris hits the wall

Max Verstappen will start the F1 Saudi Arabia Gran Prix from pole position after a crash left Lando Norris 10th on grid

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen takes pole as Norris crashes out in Jeddah

Max Verstappen has ended a tough week for Red Bull by snatching pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris’ self-confessed doubts proved accurate when the Formula 1 championship leader crashed out.

Autosport

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: McLaren 1-2 again as Norris tops Jeddah FP3

McLaren driver Lando Norris pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to top final practice for the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, while Mercedes' George Russell appeared to be the squad's closest competitor.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: McLaren outpaces rivals by over 0.6s in FP3

McLaren driver Lando Norris pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to top third practice in Jeddah, with Mercedes' George Russell appearing to be the squad's closest competitor.

The Independent UK

F1 standings after Saudi Arabian GP as Oscar Piastri takes lead of world championship

Piastri won his second race in a row to take the lead of the world championship from Lando Norris

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