Formula 1 (F1): Responses after the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia

Jidda. When he learned about his five -second penalty, he said sarcastically, « This is great », even using vulgarism. Engineer Gianpiero Lambiase immediately stopped Max Verstappen not to comment on the situation.

Dutch rider Formula 1 In the colors of Red Bull, you shortened the first « bully », which got before the Australian Oscar Piastri.

It was this punishment that Verstappen served in the pits that finally decided on the winner of the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix when he He enjoyed McLaren rider.

« It is controversial that it was not punished in the past, especially not in the first round. These are the border situations that Verstappen was able to evoke and get into benefits, » commented Nova Sport Motor Richard Gonda.

Video: Start of Saudi Arabia Grand Prix (penalty Verstappen and Cunod accident with Gasly)

As he said after the race, he thought he was enough before Verstappen, so he dropped the brake into a bend a little later.

« In the end, it won me the race, so I am very satisfied with all the work we did at the start. That’s what made us a victory, » he said.

He accelerated from zero to two hundred in 4.68 seconds, which was three tenths earlier than the Dutchman.

Never without Safety Caru

The Jidda race has been held since 2021. It is the fastest city circuit in the calendar and also has the most turns (27) at all major prices.

He was always in the Safety Car action in the previous four stops on the Red Sea coast. « The probability will be one hundred percent this year, » Gonda said before the start of the race.

Finally, Aston Martin and German driver Bernd Mayländer came in the first round.

In the first turns there was a collision of Juki Cunod on Red Bulle and Pierr Gasly on Alpin. For both of them, the race quickly ended.

The crash occurred in the third bend. It is interesting that Lando Norris broke his monopost in the same place in the qualifying.

He did not expect such a position

Charles Leclerc from Monaco won the first stage for Ferrari this season, which was a fighter ride of Landa Norris. The British in the end rode softer and fresh tires.

« We made the most of the car. Honestly, I didn’t expect to quit so high. I thought I was going to defend the whole race, especially Antonelli. So it turned out really good, » Leclerc said after the race.

The Ferrari rider admitted that he could not get more of the car in the qualifying. Monacan started in the race from the fourth place.

« Yesterday I was very satisfied with my round and today I was satisfied with the race. I think we have made the most of the maximum, and I am proud of what we did, » he said.

It needs brain transplantation

In a completely different situation, Lecler’s teammate Lewis Hamilton is. The British, who joined the Italian stall of Mercedes at the beginning of the season, does not perform performances that fans and team management expect from him.

He is coming out of the eighth title of the World Champion, Hamilton ran the best fifth place in the season. He finished seventh in Jidda with a loss of thirty seconds on his teammate.

VIDEO: Editing of the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia in Formula 1

From the same position he started in the race and after the qualifying it felt a great frustration. When asked what he needs to excel in his monoposti, he answered as follows: « Brain transplantation. »

Hamilton admitted that Ferrari management was not satisfied with his performance. He does not feel he feels more comfortable in the car than in Mercedese.

Why do they criticize Norris?

Many question marks also hang over the biggest favorite for winning the championship title, Land Norris.

In Saudi Arabia he ran the fourth place when he lost a second to the third Lecler. He had to start from the tenth place for the accident in the third part of the qualification.

During the race he fought for several laps to the forehead, as he started on hard tires if he headed as one of the last.

Norris drove his worst race this season, in the previous four he was still on stage, he only enjoyed the win in the opening race in Australia.

After winning his teammate, he also lost his post of leader and fans of the British rider speculate what he could be behind that he could not win.

« Welcome to the title for the title. Everything is measured differently, we are strict to Land to be he too. There are many points to him.

The first four big prizes were supposed to end up on paper by Doubl McLaren and finally it was only one, « said the co -commentator Nova Sports Pavel Fábry.

For the first time since the 2012 season, McLaren has the head of the championship of both pilots. At that time, Jenson Button and Hamilton rode the British car manufacturer.