Seven things we learnt from the Saudi Arabian GP
place in Jeddah were more representative. The issues started for the team on Friday when their car continued to bounce on the straight, and on Saturday a last minute set up change left Hamilton qualifying 16The seven-time world champion has gone the wrong way in set up many times before, but it’s usually meant being second or third; not so with Mercedes’ current pace. before a VSC and slow pit wall resulted in him finishing tenth overall.
Ricciardo, Alonso and Bottas all retired their cars within laps of each other, with the McLaren and Alfa Romeo having clear engine issues. Three different power units, and three seemingly similar issues. Overheating, gearbox issues or otherwise, reliability is something to watch for the rest of the year.Verstappen managed to take the win by 0.5 seconds, but for much of the race – and much like Bahrain – he had no real answer for Charles Leclerc’s racecraft.
Ultimately Max’s race win can partially be pinned on the VSC and Alex Albon’s incident; the former allowed him to catch-up, and the latter made sure Charles was unable to gain in the last lap – when the Monegasque driver looked capable of passing.Nicholas Latifi crashed two days in a row, and in two of the last three races he’s taken part in.
Either way, it provided great racing, proving that cars can follow, and battles can turn into strategic drawn-out affairs. That was by far the best thing about this weekend; Jeddah was another tick against the new F1 2022 regulations. Brawn and Symonds are 2/2.
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