2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah, March 07 - 09 Sportsbook Motor Sport

[Tom]

Schedule:

Thursday Mar 7th
Practice 1 - 13.30 - 14.30
Practice 2 - 17.00 - 18.00

Friday March 8th
Practice 3 - 13.30 - 14.30
Qualifying - 17.00 - 18.00

Saturday March 9th
Race Day 17.00

Perez has street form but you still expect it's another Max win. This should be a more interesting race though with the possibility of SC/red flags.

 

[Tom]

Max Verstappen topped the opening practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, beating Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and his team-mate Sergio Perez on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:29.659
2	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:29.845	+0.186s
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:29.868	+0.209s
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:29.939	+0.280s
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:30.030	+0.371s
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:30.164	+0.505s
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.231	+0.572s
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:30.236	+0.577s
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:30.580	+0.921s
10	Alexander Albon	Williamss	1:30.747	+1.088s
11	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	1:30.783	+1.124s
12	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	1:30.917	+1.258s
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:30.945	+1.286s
14	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:30.966	+1.307s
15	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:30.977	+1.318s
16	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	1:31.036	+1.377s
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:31.046	+1.387s
18	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber	1:31.131	+1.472s
19	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:31.411	+1.752s
20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:31.577	+1.918s

Fernando Alonso posted the quickest lap in the second practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes driver George Russell with reigning champion Max Verstappen taking third in the second one-hour session.

1	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:28.827
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:29.057	+0.230s
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:29.158	+0.331s
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:29.180	+0.353s
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:29.300	+0.473s
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:29.336	+0.509s
7	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:29.455	+0.628s
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:29.504	+0.677s
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:29.528	+0.701s
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:29.594	+0.767s
11	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	1:29.666	+0.839s
12	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:29.758	+0.931s
13	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber	1:29.777	+0.950s
14	Alexander Albon	Williamss	1:29.789	+0.962s
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:29.901	+1.074s
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:29.934	+1.107s
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:29.985	+1.158s
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:30.077	+1.250s
19	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	1:30.088	+1.261s
20	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	1:30.153	+1.326s

 

[Franco Pinion]

Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix did not provide many surprises as Max Verstappen was fastest once again. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will join him on the front row of tomorrow's starting grid, making it the 6th consecutive time they lock out the front row among them.

1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:28.171	1:28.033	1:27.472
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:28.318	1:28.112	1:27.791
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:28.638	1:28.467	1:27.807
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:28.706	1:28.122	1:27.846
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:28.755	1:28.343	1:28.089
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:28.805	1:28.479	1:28.132
7	George Russell	Mercedes	1:28.749	1:28.448	1:28.316
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.994	1:28.606	1:28.460
9	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	1:28.988	1:28.564	1:28.547
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:28.250	1:28.578	1:28.572
11	Oliver Bearman	Ferrari	1:28.984	1:28.642
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:29.107	1:28.980
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:29.069	1:29.020
14	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	1:29.065	1:29.025
15	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:29.055	DNF
16	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	1:29.179
17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:29.475
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:29.479
19	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:29.526
NC	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber	DNF

Carlos Sainz won't be racing here, he's out with appendicitis. 18-year-old Ollie Bearman steps in for him and he performed well enough in qualifying and nearly knocked out Lewis Hamilton in Q2! Bearman will start 11th on the grid.

 

[Son Of Jack]

P2 isn't a disadvantage here. Will Leclerc get ahead at turn 1?

 

[Franco Pinion]

Pierre Gasly gearbox problem before the start??

 

[Son Of Jack]

Gasly retiring the car on the first lap.

What a disaster Alpine is having at the start of the season!

 

[Franco Pinion]

Verstappen 1.2 seconds clear of Leclerc with Perez in 3rd.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Perez up to 2nd on lap 4

 

[Franco Pinion]

Perez was 21kmph faster in the straight than Leclerc

 

[Franco Pinion]

Stroll into the barriers.

Yellow flag but it could be a red looking where he has stopped.

Edit: Safety car deployed.