Alonso's penalty was handed because his pitcrew worked on his car during his pitstop before he served his first full five-second penalty. He was denied the opportunity to celebrate his promoted third place on the podium, after his second penalty was announced after the podium ceremony. But the Briton felt he had been hard done by with both his penalties.
It is the second time in two years that red bull driver Sergio Perez has clinched pole position after teammate Max Verstappen encountered a driveshaft failure in Q2. The 25-year-old missed Thursday’s Media day ahead of the race in Saudi Arabia with a stomach bug.
Ocon was 0.813 seconds adrift of polesitter Sergio Perez. Team-mate Pierre Gasly was 0.3S slower to clock ninth place. He said he had broken the car with the impacts.
The 2023 f1 Saudi Arabian GP is not expected to be a good one for Mercedes either. He admitted that all of this was a tough pill to swallow for every member of the team.
F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Schedule and where to watch practice, qualifying and race on TV and online APIt's almost time for the second race of the 2023 formula 1 season. Aston Martin will try to stay near the top after an impressive opening round. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have won the two races held there so far.
Esteban Ocon dropped out of the race after incurring a number of penalties. He received a five-second penalty for lining up outside his grid slot. His team withdrew him from the race, causing him to retire early. It remains to be seen whether the french team will fare better in Jeddah this weekend.
Toto Wolff called the first race of the season, the 'worst of his career' the team will be hoping for a more straightforward weekend in Jeddah. A few teams on the grid are still reeling from the results of the race.
