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ROUND 5: ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia


FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2025


Circuit stats


  • First Grand Prix: 2021
  • Number of laps: 50
  • Circuit Length: 6.174 km
  • Race Distance: 308.45 km
  • Lap record: 1:30.734 Lewis Hamilton (2021)
  • 2024 winner: Max Verstappen

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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That was a solid race all things told. In these last year of a regulation times fraught with dirty air struggles we can't be too greedy. We got some battles, we got some controversy and we got an awesome overtake by Piastri.

Tyre selection keeps being a challenge for Pirelli but maybe there were no good options. In stark contrast to last week we see the classic here of it not only being an easy one-stop but also one of the compounds being completely unusable in the race. Would going one step softer have helped? I would have at least liked to see it. Yes, the C6 would have been even more unusable, but that would have forced the teams onto the C5 and a probable two-stop at least.

Impressive race again by Piastri who did what he had to do, controversial lap one turn one aside. Again showing the importance of clean air this year, too. I thought going for the undercut and risking getting stuck in dirty air was a gamble but he did what was necessary to pull it off and it turned out well in the end. His overtake on Lewis was the highlight of the race for me.

Norris getting shown up by Hamilton like that can't help his self esteem issues, and I do worry a bit that he'll keep spiralling. He is fast, but he needs a much cooler head and much better racecraft than he showed today to fight Piastri, not to even mention Max.

Mixed day for Ferrari as Leclerc (my Driver of the Day) pulled a blinder and extracted the absolute maximum for a podium while Lewis just keeps floundering. He at least got to show some great racecraft today but his pace is just not there. He couldn't even catch an Antonelli who was struggling, at least at times. Don't know if or when things will change for Hamilton but right now it's like watching a train wreck in slow motion.

Tough race for the rookies with Bortoleto and Lawson collecting penalties and Doohan managing to be the most disappointing Alpine driver in a weekend where his teammate crashed on lap 1. Can't help but think his days are numbered.

I keep watching Antonelli onboards as I find him one of the most entertaining drivers and he did not disappoint, despite having a tough race. Tapped the wall four or so times during the race, that boy drives with no fear.

Special shout-out to Williams who had an awesome race, hunting in a pack and pulling off some fantastic teamwork with the DRS to keep their double points finish. You don't see coordinated driving like that too often, lovely to watch. Great to see Sainz finally hitting his stride in his new team, too.

Hadjar also had a great race under the radar, truth be told. Not his fault he got stuck in the Williams self induced DRS play.