Max Verstappen obtained his title defence off to a flying start in Bahrain, main a snug Pink Bull one-two end as he makes an attempt to win a 3rd successive championship in a row.
Nevertheless, issues didn’t go his method in Saturday’s qualifying for the second race of the season, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, retiring from Q2 with a driveshaft failure. He’ll begin down in fifteenth.
His team-mate Sergio Perez took pole and can begin forward of Fernando Alonso and George Russell for Sunday’s grand prix.
When is it?
The 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix runs from Friday March 17 till Sunday March 19.
What time do the periods begin?
Friday, March 17
First apply – 1.30pm GMT
Second apply – 5pm
Saturday, March 18
Third apply – 1.30pm
Qualifying – 5pm
Sunday, March 19
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – 5pm
What had been the instances after qualifying?
- Sergio Perez (Mex) Pink Bull 1min 28.265secs
- Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1:28.420
- Fernando Alonso (Spa) Aston Martin 1:28.730
- George Russell (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:28.857
- Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spa) Ferrari 1:28.931
- Lance Stroll (Can) Aston Martin 1:28.945
- Esteban Ocon (Fra) Alpine 1:29.078
- Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:29.223
- Oscar Piastri (Aus) McLaren 1:29.243
- Pierre Gasly (Fra) Alpine 1:29.357
- Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) MoneyGram Haas F1 1:29.451
- Guanyu Zhou (Chn) Alfa Romeo F1 Workforce Stake 1:29.461
- Kevin Magnussen (Den) MoneyGram Haas F1 1:29.517
- Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Alfa Romeo F1 Workforce Stake 1:29.668
- Max Verstappen (Ned) Pink Bull 1:49.953
- Yuki Tsunoda (Jpn) Scuderia AlphaTauri 1:29.939
- Alexander Albon (Tha) Williams 1:29.994
- Nyck de Vries (Ned) Scuderia AlphaTauri 1:30.244
- Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 1:30.447
- Logan Sargeant (USA) Williams 2:08.510
What TV channel is it on?
Sky Sports F1 have near-exclusive dwell protection rights within the UK this 12 months and certainly for the following few with their standard wonderful workforce.
Sky’s qualifying program begins at 4pm GMT on Saturday, with their race protection at 3.30pm on Sunday.
Channel 4 even have prolonged highlights protection this 12 months. Their qualifying protection begins at 8.50pm GMT on Saturday with race highlights from 10.15pm the next day.
What do we all know in regards to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit?
- Circuit size: 6.174km
- First grand prix: 2021
- Laps: 50
- Race distance: 308.45km
- Lap document: 1:30.734 (Lewis Hamilton, 2021)
- Variety of corners: 27
- Overtaking possibilities: It was an unknown earlier than the inaugural race in November 2021, however ultimately the ultimate outcome was that it was doable, particularly on the first run of corners. The duel between Verstappen and Leclerc reveals {that a} recreation of ‘DRS hen’ can’t be dominated out, though the DRS zones have been tweaked barely in addition to a number of different modifications on the observe.
