Verstappen set to avoid gearbox change and grid penalty
Formula 1 championship leader Max Verstappen is understood to have avoided a gearbox change following his qualifying crash in Saudi Arabia.
Mazepin didn’t want Hamilton to be penalised for their incident
Haas driver Nikita Mazepin says he did not want Lewis Hamilton to be penalised for impeding him during FP3 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and backed the stewards’ decision not to give the Mercedes driver a grid drop
Mercedes: Verstappen would’ve been on pole by ‘almost 0.5s‘
Mercedes reckons Max Verstappen would have been on pole position by almost half a second had he not hit the wall at the end of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying
Mark Hughes: Mercedes’ weakness can give Verstappen a lifeline
Should Max Verstappen actually start the Saudi GP in third, he’s still in a great place if Mercedes’ glaring weakness carries over
Perez blasts Saudi F1 track as pointlessly dangerous
Sergio Perez blasted the safety of Formula 1’s new Saudi Arabian Grand Prix street circuit, describing the track as ‘dangerous without reason’
Hamilton was unaware of new Mercedes sponsor’s Grenfell link
Lewis Hamilton says he had no idea Mercedes’ new sponsor Kingspan was linked to the Grenfell tragedy and added “we shall see” if the association remains
Our verdict on Hamilton’s penalty escape and Verstappen’s error
Did Lewis Hamilton deserve a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid penalty? Should Max Verstappen be kicking himself for his qualifying crash? Our writers give their takes on another wild day of F1 2021 title fight drama
Why Vettel was stunned by ‘miles away’ Aston Martin
After sounding bewildered on team radio, Sebastian Vettel has opened up on his surprise over the Aston Martin car’s Jeddah performance
‘It’s terrible’ – Verstappen on his ‘brutal’ qualifying crash
Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen has described his costly late crash in the Saudi Arabian as “terrible”, with team boss Christian Horner calling it a “great shame” and “pretty brutal”
Hamilton takes Saudi GP pole as Verstappen crashes
Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes 1-2 in the penultimate qualifying session of the Formula 1 season at Jeddah, as a late Max Verstappen crash proved crucial to his title rival’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix pole
