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Another poor race in Saudi Arabia raises questions as to what role Carlos Sainz serves in the Ferrari team

21Mar

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Another poor race in Saudi Arabia raises questions as to what role Carlos Sainz serves in the Ferrari team

By Sam Cooper | planetf1.com Carlos Sainz has always been a driver used to time away from the limelight. His first ever race seat had him partnering Max Verstappen and when he made the move to McLaren, a lot of the talk was of the sport’s next great driver in the form of Lando Norris. But yet, when he moved to Ferrari in 2021, the beneficiary of Sebastian Vettel’s defeat in the quest for power, his life and role in the sport changed. followed by two retirements. A podium in Canada and a maiden win in Silverstone were bookended by retirements and in the final six races, he twice finished on the podium, twice off it but still in the points and twice retired. This inconsistency, especially at the start of the year, was easy for Sainz to focus on as his number one area to improve but ...

Sergio Perez wins Saudi Arabian Grand Prix; Alonso reinstated to podium after penalty reversed

19Mar

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Sergio Perez wins Saudi Arabian Grand Prix; Alonso reinstated to podium after penalty reversed

Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian GP ahead of Max Verstappen while Fernando Alonso was first stripped of third place and then reinstated in the early hours of Monday morning. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez flexed his street circuit muscles with dramatic effect on Sunday by storming to victory ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. While the top two were clear cut, the next two places remained in confusion long after the race had finished with Fernando Alonso first stripped of third place and then reinstated in the early hours of Monday morning. Perez, a 33-year-old Mexican, came home 5.355 seconds clear of the defending double world champion as Red Bull reeled off a masterful one-two triumph, the Dutchman having stormed through the field from 15th on the grid. Vers...

SERGIO PÉREZ TAKES POLE IN JEDDAH AHEAD OF LECLERC AND ALONSO AS VERSTAPPEN HITS TROUBLE

18Mar

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SERGIO PÉREZ TAKES POLE IN JEDDAH AHEAD OF LECLERC AND ALONSO AS VERSTAPPEN HITS TROUBLE

Sergio Pérez claimed his second consecutive pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, beating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.155s as Fernando Alonso finished third for Aston Martin. There was disappointment for Max Verstappen, though, as the championship leader was forced to retire from the session with a driveshaft problem in Q2. In Q1 the early pavce was set by Haas’ Nico Hülkenberg, with a lap of 1:29.875, as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took P2, 0.028s off the German’s time. Pérez then moved ahead with a lap of 1:29.261. Verstappen was on track, though, and the Dutchman quickly established a new benchmark, posting an opening lap of 1:28.761 to claim top spot, half a second clear of his team-mate. Leclerc improved to 1:29.376 to rise to third place ahead of Ferrari team-mate Carl...