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To mark Mother's Day and the launch of the #HomeAdvantage charity campaign, four British F1 stars have revealed to Sky Sports F1 how their mums drove them to success.
To mark Mother's Day and the launch of the #HomeAdvantage charity campaign, four British F1 stars have revealed to Sky Sports F1 how their mums drove them to success.
Sky F1's Martin Brundle and Nico Roseberg explain how Mercedes' concept differs from Red Bull's and assess the 'massive job' they face to close the gap.
Fernando Alonso leads the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with Sergio Perez following shortly behind.
Max Verstappen breezes past Lewis Hamilton to take P8 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The DAMS driver lined up fourth, snatching second place off the line before securing the lead from fellow Red Bull junior Jak Crawford on lap two. He held the lead until the end, fending off challenges from Ralph Boschung, Jehan Daruvala and Victor Martins to take his third series win. Martins put in an astonishing drive for ART to finish second, having lined up 10th as he starts on pole for ... Keep reading
Having headed the opening pair of practice sessions on Friday, Verstappen showcased more excellent pace on Saturday afternoon with early hard tyre runs, prior to a flurry of laps on the softest compound that culminated in his headline 1m28.485s time. This was well clear of fellow Red Bull driver Perez, and despite the Mexican's improvement ahead of the final five minutes, the resultant ... Keep reading
In a dramatic qualifying on the Jeddah street track, Perez grabbed his second career F1 pole position, 12 months on from his maiden pole which came at the same circuit. It came after Max Verstappen dropped out of qualifying in Q2 when he suffered a driveshaft failure with his Red Bull, which means he will start the Saudi Arabian GP from 15th place on the grid. Perez will be joined on the ... Keep reading
Sky F1s Karun Chandhok analyses why Fernando Alonso received a post-race penalty at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - before it was later rescinded.
The Hyundai driver lost control 10 kilometres into the Ibarrilla test and speared into a bank. The force of the impact flicked the car around, before rear-ending a telegraph pole as it came to a halt in the road. Lappi and co-driver Janne Ferm emerged from their heavily damaged machine unscathed before smoke began to pour from the front end as a small fire ignited. The telegraph pole was left ... Keep reading
After spending the winter hoping it would be able to close the gap with Red Bull, Mercedes instead found itself further adrift in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, slipping to being the fourth quickest team behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin. But, while Russell still qualified behind a car from each of those teams in Jeddah, setting the fourth-fastest time six tenths off polesitter ... Keep reading
Ocon ran to a strong sixth in qualifying, lapping the Jeddah street circuit 0.813 seconds adrift of polesitter Sergio Perez - who led the Red Bull charge following a driveshaft failure for Max Verstappen. Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, meanwhile, was a further 0.3s slower to clock ninth place. Despite track modifications for 2023, including pushing back the walls to open select corners and ... Keep reading
Marini will begin his third season in MotoGP next weekend in the Portuguese Grand Prix and remains with the Ducati satellite squad owned by his brother, Valentino Rossi. The 25-year-old finished 12th last season in the standings with a best result of fourth on two occasions. With his rookie team-mate Marco Bezzecchi scoring a podium in the Netherlands and a pole in Thailand, much more is ... Keep reading
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen secures P2 after overtaking Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The Dutchman had reeled off the fastest laptimes in all three practice sessions, and had headed Q1 by half a second over team-mate Sergio Perez as the result of qualifying appeared to be a foregone conclusion. Verstappen suffered a slide on his first bid to set a competitive lap in Q2 and backed out of it to prepare for another effort but, as he spooled up, lost drive during the middle sector ... Keep reading
On his first run in Q2 Verstappen suddenly slowed in the second sector of Jeddah's Corniche street circuit. The Dutchman notified his team of a possible engine issue, but after he made it back to the Red Bull garage the team confirmed he was hit by a driveshaft problem. As he hadn't set a time yet, that meant the world champion finished Q2 in 15th place. Verstappen, who won the season ... Keep reading
The Finn declared Friday as one of the best days of his World Rally Championship career after holding off eight-time world champion Sebastian Ogier to build a 5.3s lead into Saturday. However, Lappis hard work was undone in an instant when he misjudged a left hander that resulted in a heavy crash on Stage 11 (Ibarrilla), the first test of the day. The former Toyota driver ran wide and ... Keep reading
The double world champion set the third fastest time in qualifying, 0.465 seconds away from Perez's ultimate pace, but will move up to the front row on the grid as Charles Leclerc will cop at least a 10-place grid penalty for taking on new control electronics. Despite a solid qualifying result, the consensus is that Aston Martin is much stronger in race trim, and Alonso explained that general ... Keep reading
The eight-time world champion, competing in a partial WRC campaign, assumed the lead on Saturday morning after Hyundai rival Esapekka Lappi crashed out on stage 11. Once ahead, Ogier was able to extend his advantage to 35.8s over Toyotas team-mate Evans, who came under attack from Hyundais Neuville. Evans managed to hang onto to second, albeit with a slender 4.3s margin. World champion ... Keep reading
Highlights of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Apart from a pitlane speeding penalty, the #10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura of Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque and Louis Deletraz had a seemingly comfortable race until a series of late restarts embroiled them in a battle with the #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport car of Mathieu Jaminet, Nick Tandy and Dane Cameron. Albuquerque and Jaminet were battling for the win in the darkness when they came ... Keep reading
F1s second race of the season at the Jeddah street circuit has forced all teams to opt for different downforce and drag levels to ensure they are better suited for the weekends top-speed demands. However, that has not stopped squads also looking at wider developments to their cars. Here we take a look at the most interesting designs, car elements and upgrades spotted in the Saudi ... Keep reading
Ogier will head into the gravel event's final day equipped with a 35.8s advantage over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, as the eight-time world champion goes in search of a record seventh WRC win in Mexico. Ogier moved into the lead after Hyundais Esapekka Lappi crashed out on stage 11, but it was Ogiers performance on stage 16 that blew away the opposition. The Frenchman managed to win ... Keep reading
Leclerc earned second place in Jeddah while Sainz was over half a second behind in fifth. However, the Spaniard will start fourth as Leclerc drops to 12th thanks to his power unit grid penalty. Sainz said he struggled with the SF-23 in the first sector of the lap. "In FP3 I was feeling OK and I had a decent feeling with the car," he said when asked by Autosport about the qualifying deficit ... Keep reading
Sargeant will start the Saudi Arabian GP from 20th and last place after he failed to log a lap time in Q1 following a series of mishaps. The American had a strong first run, but his time was deleted because hed put his left front wheel over the white line as he passed the pit entry. On his second run, he had a spectacular spin at the high-speed Turn 22, from which he was fortunate to ... Keep reading
Sergio Perez impressively held off team-mate Max Verstappen's charge from 15th on the grid to seal a Red Bull one-two at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.