Fernando Alonso took the lead in turn 1KEY HIGHLIGHTS at the 2023 Saudi Arabin GP. He was disqualified from the race by aston Martin Racing teammate. But he received a penalty at the start of the race.
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll is an early casualty from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. He brought out the safety car after a dramatic battle with the duo. Stroll had been running as high as fourth in the early stages of the grand prix.
Logan Sargeant will take his place on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after being granted permission to race by the stewards. He was 38.1S behind the second slowest car of Lando Norris.39.7S down on pace-setter Max Verstappen. His second attempt was over when he spun at the high-speed Turn 22.
The seven-time world champion qualified eighth while teammate George Russell took fourth. Both drivers will gain a place on the grid on Sunday because of a 10-place grid penalty.
The second round of the 2023 formula 1 season comes at the 6.175 km long Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen would be aiming to continue their winning form after leading both FP1 and FP2.
Leclerc already has a 10-place grid penalty this weekend. The team confirmed it had swapped in new power units in both cars. It is a precaution following on from the retirement of the team.
The monegasque driver will pay the price for mechanical problems with a 10-place grid penalty at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Leclerc and the team are concerned about their continuing reliability problems, but still believe in their potential.
The double world champion has been battling with the bug this week. He expects to be in his Red Bull for practice in jeddah on friday. Verstappen is bidding for a hat-trick of titles.
Charles Leclerc was hit with a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The penalty was meted out by the FIA after he was forced to change the power unit twice in his car at the season-opening race in Bahrain. He is already 25 points adrift of double world champion Max Verstappen's Red Bull.
The changes have been made in jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The changes are mainly for visibility, so hopefully it has improved things a bit for us drivers.
Michael Masi was criticised for his handling of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Masi offered Red Bull the chance to restart in third to avoid an in-race penalty. The former race director also attracted criticism during the penultimate race at the Jeddah street track. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner claimed it influenced Max Verstappen’s tyre choice for the restart.
The 2024 Formula 1 season will kick-off with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The move is being made to avoid the race weekend clashing with the holy month of Ramadan in the Arab country. The Australian GP has been signed for a two-year extension to the contract with F1.
