The 2025 season of the Formula 1 He reached his fifth chapter, in the street circuit of Jeddahwhere the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia. Over there, McLaren He shows his power again: Lando Norris It was the fastest of the day and second was Oscar Piastri.
On the edge of the Red Sea, the orange cars sent another message of hegemony. While the British marked a time of 1.28,267, the fastest of the two sessions, the Australian was only 0.163 of his partner. Unlike last weekend, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) end third (+0.280) and fourth the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc (+0.482).
The urban layout of the great Arab city is one of the fastest in the circuit (the accelerator is thoroughly 75% of the time) but also one of the most dangerous, due to the proximity to the walls. For this weekend, the quality of each pilot will be revealed.
Unlike other competitions in the Middle East, the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia does not suffer from the presence of sand in the asphaltso the wear of the tires is different. Thus, for a race with long turns, the media seem to be the option to sete for this weekend. Proof of this is Norris’s time, which marked the best time with yellow gums and fuel cars.
One of Friday’s news in Jeddah was the good performance of Alpine by the hand of Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman gave the note in the epilogue of the first batch of the day and stayed with the lowest record: 1.29,239 (a second higher than Norris at night). Meanwhile, in the second session he finished eighth, to 0.839 of the leader.
On the Australian side Jack Doohannothing seems to change. The beginning of Good Friday took it in the 16th place, almost a second of his teammate, while the final batch was even worse, since he concluded in 18 to 1,740 seconds of Norris.
The activity will continue this Saturday from 10.30 with the FP3, while the classification will start at 14. Meanwhile, the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix of Formula 1 will be this Sunday, also from 14.
Source: Ambito
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