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Gary Anderson: Verstappen Q2 exit made rivals’ gains misleading

On the face of it, six teams made progress relative to Red Bull comparing their best laptimes in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. But that doesn’t account for Max Verstappen’s Q2/Q3 absence; factoring him in paints a different picture, as Gary Anderson explains

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Russell has one luxury amid Mercedes F1 malaise, and it shows

There’s a clear difference in outlook between George Russell and Lewis Hamilton amid Mercedes’ current Formula 1 problems. There’s a very good reason for that, and Russell’s well aware of it

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This F1 team-mate battle’s taking an unexpected twist

There’s an eye-catching and against-expectations trend developing in one particular intra-team battle in the 2023 Formula 1 midfield

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Verstappen’s rivals think he can still win Saudi GP. Can he?

Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 rivals are sure he can still win the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from 15th on the grid. We assess his chances

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Mark Hughes: The comparison Alonso’s win bid may depend on

Can Fernando Alonso trouble polesitter Sergio Perez in Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix? Mark Hughes compares their fastest qualifying efforts and explains where Perez and Red Bull have the advantage over Alonso and the Aston

Members Club Articles

Seven of the best IndyCar drivers who never raced in F1

Danny Elliott from the Members’ Club wanted to know the best drivers to never race in F1. Jack Benyon picks out seven IndyCar aces past and present

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How an F1 rookie’s ‘perfect weekend’ spiralled into a mess

A weird track limits infraction, a spin, a wall hit and last on the grid added up to a disastrous Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying for Logan Sargeant. But up to then, he’d been impressing in Jeddah and on course to outperform team-mate Alex Albon

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Norris wasted stronger McLaren with ‘mistake I shouldn’t make’

Lando Norris starts on the back row of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid thanks to a “silly error” in Q1, but McLaren’s actually in better shape here – as proved by Oscar Piastri

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Mercedes: F1 development gains already ‘much bigger’ after shift

Mercedes is working on new developments that already show a big gain relative to its current Formula 1 car, according to team boss Toto Wolff

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Hamilton ‘doesn’t feel connected’ to Mercedes F1 car

Lewis Hamilton says he “doesn’t feel connected” to Mercedes’ 2023 Formula 1 car after he qualified four places behind his team-mate George Russell at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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Verstappen’s take on his chance of winning Saudi GP from 15th

Defending F1 champion Max Verstappen expects a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix victory bid will be a long shot after his driveshaft failure in qualifying, which he described as “something I don’t understand”

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Perez on Saudi Arabian GP pole, Verstappen starts 15th

A driveshaft failure for reigning Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen left him 15th on the grid for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez on pole instead