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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

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Everything that happened in final Saudi Arabian GP F1 practice

Defending Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen completed a clean sweep of practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah

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Villeneuve Pironi doc may shift your view of F1’s tragic feud

The tragic tale of Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi is well known. But the new documentary about them may change your perception of it

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Hamilton’s glum Mercedes outlook has no short-term antidote

Lewis Hamilton’s glum take on Mercedes’ situation reflects the magnitude of problems that are unlikely to be fixed within the 2023 Formula 1 season

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Ferrari starts new WEC era on podium but Toyotas still ominous

Ferrari began its return to sportscar racing’s top level with a podium in the World Endurance Championship’s Sebring season-opener to follow up its pole position – but the Toyotas were two laps ahead

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Mark Hughes: Bleak picture emerging for Mercedes and Ferrari

There might have been hopes of Mercedes and Ferrari staging revivals, but Friday at the Saudi Arabian GP only confirmed the picture from Bahrain – that Red Bull is the obvious 2023 Formula 1 leader with Aston Martin a clear second

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Wolff would understand Hamilton leaving ‘in a year or two’

Toto Wolff believes Lewis Hamilton needs to consider leaving Mercedes if it fails to help him win again in Formula 1 “in a year or two”

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Alonso splits Red Bulls in second Saudi Arabian GP practice

Max Verstappen remained at the head of the order in second practice for the 2023 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin splitting the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Sergio Perez as the Ferraris again made little impression