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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.“I think the race was lost at the start. And really, where was Max supposed to go?” he told Sky Germany.Read Also:Formula 1Why Max Verstappen was penalised for Turn 1 move on Oscar …Keep reading

The 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was ultimately decided by events at the first corner.Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen arrived side by side, with Piastri asserting himself on the inside line, leaving Verstappen with two options: back off or take to the run-off area on the outside.Verstappen chose the latter and rejoined the track in the lead, incurring a five-second time penalty …Keep reading

Lando Norris admits he is making hard work of his F1 title challenge.After starting the season as the favourite to win the championship, and his victory in the Australian GP, Norris has slipped behind his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the pecking order.Piastri has now taken two back-to-back wins in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to move to the top of the table and got 10 points clear of …Keep reading

Piastri will be hard to beat this yearThere’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.Yes, Verstappen took pole, but Piastri did enough to force him to defend in Turn 1 – and ultimately earn his rival a penalty. After that, all he needed to do was stay close enough …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri took victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to move into the lead of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.The McLaren man sealed his third win of the season, going back to back after taking the chequered flag in Bahrain last week as he benefitted from an early penalty against polesitter Max Verstappen.Having qualified first, reigning champion Verstappen was not as quick off …Keep reading

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.Starting in eighth and ninth respectively, Tsunoda and Gasly tangled at Turn 4 as Gasly attempted to pass the Red Bull driver around the outside.Tsunoda’s front-right corner made contact with …Keep reading

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.Piastri had the inside line even though his car wasn’t significantly ahead, but Verstappen released the brakes and unloaded the steering to let his car run over the kerb and …Keep reading

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.James Calado, Antonio Giovinazzi and Alessandro Pier Guidi triumphed aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by only 8.4s at the end of a race they threatened to dominate.Two full safety cars and two of the virtual kind turned the …Keep reading

Injured MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been released from hospital in Qatar as plans for a return to Europe take shape.In a statement from his Aprilia team on Sunday, it was announced that Martin “has been discharged from Hamad General Hospital and will remain in Qatar for a few more days until his medical condition stabilises.“As soon as his condition allows, an assisted …Keep reading

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.At the front there is Red Bull’s pole sitter Max Verstappen, who will be desperately fighting off the faster McLaren of Oscar Piastri. Then there is Lando Norris – starting 10th after his Q3 crash – who is behind the likes of Williams’ Carlos Sainz …Keep reading