Highlights: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Formula 1

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The points scorers in our second race of 2022 👀#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/HNYOi09t76 — Formula 1 (@F1) March 27, 2022

VERSTAPPEN BEATS LECLERC IN A SPIRNT FINISH AND RED BULL GETS INTO THE FIGHTAAAAAAAAAAAAA

LECLERC HAS HIS LAST CHANCE, SEEKS TO ATTACK VERSTAPPEN IN THE LAST CORNER AND FAILS TO DO SO

LELCERC LOOKS TO OVERTAKE VERSTAPPEN, FERRARI IS +0.788 BEHIND RED BULL

Checo Perez sets fastest lap with a time of 1:32.042

VERTSAPPEN ATTACKS LECLERC AGAIN WITH THE DRS AND OVERTAKES HIM, NEW LEADER WITH 3 LAPS TO GO.

1 Charles LECLERC Ferrari

2 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +0.701

VERSTAPPEN BLOCKS, OFFERS POSITION TO LECLERC. THE MONÉGASQUE WINS THE LEAD

VERSTAPPEN ATTACKS LECLERC, BATTLE IS ON WITH LESS THAN TEN LAPS TO GO

Hamilton stops and Mercedes achieves a time of 3.9 in the pit lane.

Puts medium

THE RACE RETURNS TO NORMAL AND THE SESSION NOW RESTARTS

BOTTAS RETIRES AND THERE IS A VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR

DANIEL RICCIARDO LOSES POWER AND STALLS JUST METERS FROM THE PIT LANE ENTRANCE.

FERNANDO ALONSO SUFFERS A POWER PROBLEM IN HIS CAR AND DOWNSHIFTS.

ALPINE IN TROUBLE

FERNANDO ALONSO USES THE DRS ON THE MAIN STRAIGHT AND OVERTAKES KEVIN MAGNUSEN.

THE SPANIARD IS SEVENTH

The two McLarens are struggling to get into the points.

Ricciardo is 11th and Norris 12th. The power of the car does not allow them to get close to Esteban Ocon.

VALTTERI BOTTAS HAS A CHANCE TO USE THE DRS ON FERNANDO ALONSO, ATTACKS HIM AND FAILS TO OVERTAKE HIM.

BATTLE FOR EIGHTH PLACE

Hulkenberg suffers from too much downforce. The Aston Martin driver is 14th and fights for the position with his teammate, Lance Stroll.

Max Verstappen sets fastest lap with a time of 1:33.058

Verstappen is much faster than Leclerc in sectors two and three.

Three tenths ahead of Verstappen in sector one.

LEWIS HAMILTON OVERTAKES KEVIN MAGNUSSEN AND IS NOW SIXTH. HAMILTON STARTED IN 15TH POSITION.

1. Leclerc

2. Verstappen

3. Sainz

4. Pérez

5. Russell

LECLERC KEEPS FIRST POSITION, VERSTAPPEN IS SECOND AND THE CZECH LETS SAINZ PASS TO AVOID A PENALTY

Green flag brings race back to normal and cars can now overtake each other

The safety car remains on track and the cars cannot overtake each other.

Ferraris dominate the session

NICHOLAS LATIFI CRASHED AND THERE IS A SAFETY CAR

"BOX TO OVERTAKE"

RED BULL WARNS PEREZ TO COME IN.

HE ACHIEVES A 2.9 SECOND STOP AND PUTS ON HARD TIRES.

BOTTAS OVERTAKES OCON AND IS NOW IN SEVENTH PLACE

Esteban Ocon utiliza el DRS sobre Fernando Alonso, la diferencia es de menos de un segundo entre los dos Alpine. UNA LOCURA

LANDO NORRIS USES THE DRS ON LEWIS HAMILTON, LOOKS FOR THE INSIDE TO OVERTAKE, BUT CAN'T SUCCEED

1  Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing

2  Charles LECLERC Ferrari +2.342 

3  Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +4.732 

4  Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +7.378

5  George RUSSELL Mercedes +18.030  

6  Fernando ALONSO Alpine +25.824 

7  Esteban OCON Alpine +26.514  

8  Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo +27.766  

9  Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +28.961  

10  Pierre GASLY AlphaTauri +31.011  

11  Lando NORRIS McLaren +33.998  

12  Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes +34.524 

13  Lance STROLL Aston Martin +36.725 

14  Guanyu ZHOU Alfa Romeo +37.803 

15  Nico HULKENBERG Aston Martin +40.389 

16  Alexander ALBON Williams +43.378  

17  Nicholas LATIFI Williams +44.159  

18  DanielRICCIARDO McLaren +53.583  

19  Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri

Sergio Perez maintains the first position with a difference of +2.372 over Charles Leclerc. The Mexican is first with superiority

FERNANDO ALONSO OVERTAKES ESTEBAN OCON AND MOVES INTO SIXTH POSITION.

RACE CONTROL INVESTIGATES MANEUVER BETWEEN ALONSO AND OCON

FERNANDO ALONSO AND ESTEBAN OCON KEEP UP THEIR PERSONAL BATTLE, BOTH ALPINES WEAR OUT THEIR MEDIUM TIRES

Hamilton claims he has no grip. He started with hard tires. He keeps the fourteenth position

FERNANDO ALONSO ATTACKS TEAMMATE ESTEBAN OCON AT TURN 4 AND FAILS TO PASS HIM

For now, Perez maintains a gap of +1.463 over Leclerc. Red Bull continues to win the race

1  Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing

2  Charles LECLERC Ferrari +1.187  - -

3  Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +2.054  - -

4  Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +2.687  - -

5  Esteban OCON Alpine +3.909  - -

6  George RUSSELL Mercedes +4.430  - -

7  Fernando ALONSO Alpine +5.467  - -

8  Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo +6.132  - -

9  Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +6.714  - -

10  Pierre GASLY AlphaTauri +7.115  - -

11  Lando NORRIS McLaren +7.383  - -

12  Lance STROLL Aston Martin +7.885  - -

13  Daniel RICCIARDO McLaren +8.249  - -

14  Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes +8.820  - -

15  Alexander ALBON Williams +9.109  - -

16  Nico HULKENBERG Aston Martin +9.853  - -

17  Nicholas LATIFI Williams +10.456  - -

18  GuanyuZHOU Alfa Romeo +10.701  - -

19  Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri--

GREAT START BY CHECO PÉREZ WHO KEEPS THE LEAD, MAX VERSTAPPEN OVERTAKES CARLOS SAINZ AND TAKES THIRD PLACE.

The cars start their journey on the track and begin to warm up the tires.

27 °C

Chance of precipitation: 0%.

Humidity: 41%.

Wind 24 km/h.

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1  Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing 1:28.200  

2  Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.025 

3  Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +0.202  

4  Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +0.261  

5  Esteban OCON Alpine +0.868 

6  George RUSSELL Mercedes +0.904  

7  Fernando ALONSO Alpine +0.947  

8  Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo +0.983  

9  Pierre GASLY AlphaTauri +1.054  

10  Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +1.388

CHECO PÉREZ TAKES POLE POSITION WITH A TIME OF 1:28.200

1  Carlos SAINZ Ferrari 1:28.402  7

2  Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.044  7

3  Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing +0.152  5

4  Esteban OCON Alpine +0.666  4

5  George RUSSELL Mercedes +0.702  6

6  Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo +0.797  4

7  Fernando ALONSO Alpine +0.799  4

8  Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +0.837  6

9  Pierre GASLY AlphaTauri +0.852  7

10  Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +1.186

CARLOS SAINZ TAKES FIRST PLACE IN QUALIFYING WITH 1:28.402

FOUR THOUSANDTHS OF A SECOND AHEAD OF TEAMMATE CHARLES LECLERC

Kevin Magnussen exits, the Red Bulls exit and the last stage of qualifying is underway.

The eliminated drivers are:

Norris

Ricciardo

Zhou

Schumacher

STROLL

BOTH MCLARENS ARE LEFT OUT AND RUSSELL NARROWLY MISSES Q2, ALMOST MISSING OUT BY THREE HUNDREDTHS OF A SECOND.

CARLOS SAINZ TAKES FIRST PLACE WITH 1:28.686

Lando Norris clocked a time of 1:29. 361.

The session resumes.

Q2 is back in action with 4:58 minutes to go.

"Mick Schumacher has been assessed at the Medical Centre. The assessment revealed no injuries. He has been transferred to King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, for precautionary checks."

 

 

The session will resume in 5 minutes.

The session is suspended and there is no announcement of its resumption, momentarily.

We’ve heard that Mick is conscious, out of the car and currently on his way to the medical centre. #HaasF1 #SaudiArabianGP #Quali — Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 26, 2022

MICK SCHUMACHER'S TERRIBLE CRASH!

THE SESSION IS SUSPENDED

The pilots at risk are:

ZHOU

RICCIARDO

MAGNUSSEN

STROLL

OCON

Leclerc sets the fastest time to take the lead, followed by Perez and Verstappen

ARE ELIMINATED:

HAMILTON

ALBON

HULKENBERG

LATIFI
TSUNODA

Everything is ready for the start of Q3

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During the course of Friday, March 25, when the first two free practice sessions were being held, Jeddah was bombed by the Houthis, a Yemeni insurgent group currently engaged in a war dispute with the Saudi Arabian regime. Faced with complaints from fans and even the drivers themselves, the Formula 1 organization decided to continue holding the event, a fact that generated indignation in the automotive world.

Soft C4 and C5: The fastest
Medium C3: Balanced
Hard C1 and C2: Longest lasting

 

Lewis Hamilton was the winner of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021. The Briton managed to record the fastest lap with a time of 1:30.734 and made history by winning the first edition of this race in the highest category of world motorsport.

The Jeddah Corniche Circuit will host for the second time in its history a Formula 1 Grand Prix. It is an urban layout of 6.174 kilometers where on race day we will have a total of 50 laps that will define the winner of the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia. There will be three DRS zones that will make overtaking possible.

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