2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah, March 17 - 19 Sportsbook Motor Sport

[Tom]

Formula One is set to return to Saudi Arabia's Jeddah street circuit this weekend as Red Bull look to build on their stellar start to the new F1 season.

TV Times:
Friday: First Practice - 13.30. Second Practice - 17.00.
Saturday: Third Practice - 13.30. Qualifying - 17.00.
Sunday: Race - 17.00.

All sessions will be live on Sky Sports.

For those who will watch it on C4: Qualifying will be on at 20.50 on Saturday and Race will be on at 22.15 on Sunday.

 

[Tom]

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will receive a grid penalty at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

He will have at least a 10-place drop as a result of his retirement from the season-opening race in Bahrain.

Team principal Frederic Vasseur said on Wednesday that Leclerc's car had two problems with the electronics control unit (ECU) on race day in Bahrain.

As drivers are restricted to two ECUs for a season, Leclerc will be penalised for going over his allocation.

Vasseur said that the ECU had a problem when the car was started on race morning in Bahrain, and that Leclerc, 25, retired with a problem in the replacement part.

"It is something we have never experienced in the past and I hope now it is under control," Vasseur said.

"But unfortunately we will have to take the penalty in Jeddah because we only have a pool of two ECUs for the season."

 

[Snoops]

Max Verstappen having a stomach illness for the last few days apparently.

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1636306891344076808

 

[Best]

Max Verstappen having a stomach illness for the last few days apparently.

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1636306891344076808

Hopefully it doesn't impact his performance too much though truth be told it could make things more interesting if it did

 

[Son Of Jack]

Saudi Arabian GP Practice One Timesheet

Driver	Team	Time
1) Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:29.617
2) Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+0.483
3) Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.698
4) Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.960
5) George Russell	Mercedes	+1.154
6) Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.170
7) Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+1.307
8) Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.332
9) Alex Albon	Williams	+1.413
10) Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	+1.493
11) Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.501
12) Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+1.564
13) Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	+1.833
14) Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.874
15) Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	+1.935
16) Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.949
17) Logan Sargeant	Williams	+2.305
18) Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	+2.353
19) Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	+2.369
20) Lando Norris	McLaren

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix second practice result​

Driver	Team	Gap
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:29.603
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin-Mercedes	+0.208
Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+0.299
Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	+0.436
George Russell	Mercedes	+0.467
Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	+0.497
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin-Mercedes	+0.507
Nico Hulkenberg	Haas-Ferrari	+0.578
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.738
Carlos Sainz Jnr	Ferrari	+0.989
Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.996
Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	+1.118
Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri-Red Bull	+1.173
Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	+1.207
Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	+1.217
Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	+1.234
Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri-Red Bull	+1.318
Logan Sargeant	Williams-Mercedes	+1.356
Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	+1.361
Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo-Ferrari	+1.449

This top three is starting to look very familiar...

 

[Bandit]

Red Bull's Sergio Perez took pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after team-mate Max Verstappen suffered a power problem.

Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso will line up second on the grid because Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who qualified second, has a 10-place grid penalty for engine usage.

Verstappen's driveshaft failed in the second session and he will start 15th.

Mercedes' George Russell will start third, ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Pos.	Driver	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:29.244	1:28.635	1:28.265
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:29.376	1:28.903	1:28.420
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:29.298	1:28.757	1:28.730
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:29.592	1:29.132	1:28.857
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:29.411	1:28.957	1:28.931
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:29.335	1:28.962	1:28.945
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:29.707	1:29.255	1:29.078
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:29.689	1:29.374	1:29.223
9	Oscar Piastri	Mclaren	1:29.706	1:29.378	1:29.243
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:29.890	1:29.411	1:29.357
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:29.547	1:29.451
12	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:29.654	1:29.461
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:29.744	1:29.634
14	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:29.929	1:29.668
15	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:28.761	1:49.953
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Alphatauri	1:29.939
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:29.994
18	Nyck De Vries	Alphatauri	1:30.244
19	Lando Norris	Mclaren	1:30.447
NC	Logan Sargeant	Williams	2:08.510

 

[Son Of Jack]

Verstappen and Hamilton the big winners of the safety car.

Hamilton going to put some pressure on the leaders soon on those mediums

 

[Boot Cleaner]

Absolutely shocking decision to use a safety car there.

 

[Boot Cleaner]

Verstappen and Hamilton the big winners of the safety car.

Hamilton going to put some pressure on the leaders soon on those mediums

Lewis only one on mediums?

 

[Son Of Jack]

Verstappen and Hamilton the big winners of the safety car.

Hamilton going to put some pressure on the leaders soon on those mediums

Yes, out of the leaders he is. Some others further down are on mediums too.