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Saudi Arabia GP
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2021 Formula 1 Saudi Arabia GP
Dec 3, 2021 to Dec 5, 2021
| Jeddah Street Circuit, SA
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Formula 1 Saudi Arabia GP
F1 Saudi Arabia GP Live Commentary and Updates
Friday's sessions from the inaugural Saudi GP at the Jeddah street circuit
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- Red flag ends second practice for Saudi Arabian GP early as Leclerc has a hefty crash
- Ferrari driver walks away from significant impact backwards into the barrier after losing the rear at Turn 23
- Hamilton heads the session from team-mate Bottas as Verstappen is only fourth
- Eventful session for Haas drivers as Mazepin goes off at Turn 1, while Schumacher briefly brushes the wall
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Leaderboard
- Hamilton, Mercedes
- Bottas, Mercedes
- Gasly, AlphaTauri
- Verstappen, Red Bull
- Alonso, Alpine
- Ocon, Alpine
- Sainz, Ferrari
- Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
- Perez, Red Bull
- Leclerc, Ferrari
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Checkered flag
02:13:20 pm
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And that's all from us today! We'll see you again tomorrow for MORE action in Saudi Arabia.
Breaking news
02:11:56 pm
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Here's the full report of FP2, for your reading pleasure.
Checkered flag
02:02:34 pm
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So, that's a Mercedes 1-2 in FP2, from Gasly and Verstappen.
01:58:54 pm
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Leclerc's rear just stepped out and he took a fair old whack on the Tecpro barriers. The session will not be restarted as a result.
Crash
01:57:13 pm
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That's a huge crash for Leclerc down at Turn 23; he's out of the car now, thankfully, but that's a lot of damage to the Ferrari.
Red flag
01:56:15 pm
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We have a red flag!
01:53:54 pm
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Norris and Sainz have a close moment on track, Sainz mounting an overtake on his former team-mate. Save it for Sunday, lads?
01:51:33 pm
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The AWS qualifying pace-o-meter has Perez over a second off the pace, Tsunoda ahead of Gasly, and Russell ahead of both Astons. Meanwhile, Mazepin bowls a wide around Turn 2.
01:46:32 pm
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We're now firmly in the long-run phase now for the final 15 minutes - with drivers back on the medium and hard tyres.
01:41:13 pm
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The Ferrari pair have had a couple more quicker runs too - Sainz moves from 10th to seventh, as Leclerc just dives into the pits rather than finish.
01:39:37 pm
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Verstappen improves, setting a 1m29.213s, but remains P4 for the time being.
01:38:38 pm
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Gasly now finds a lap on the softs to fire his way up to third place, on a 1m29.099s, as Verstappen is indeed having another go at a quick lap.
01:37:34 pm
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Verstappen asks for another tilt at a quali sim, and says "I don't care" when told it might compromise longer runs. Ocon moves up to P5 in the meantime.
01:34:17 pm
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Leclerc and Sainz also improved on the softs, but it seems like the majority of red-tyre laps have been affected by traffic in some way. Q1 might be...chaotic.
01:33:10 pm
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Alonso finds a break in the running to go P4, setting a 1m29.441s.
01:32:27 pm
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Traffic has been a bit of a factor in these soft-tyre laps too, Hamilton finds a colossal gaggle of cars into the final corner and goes wide at Turn 27. A true quali sim.
01:29:22 pm
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Norris and Gasly improved only a tiny bit on their initial soft runs, either the teams are focusing on longer runs or the softs aren't giving much around Jeddah. Answers on a postcard, please.
01:27:00 pm
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We've got the big-hitters out there on softs now, with just over half an hour remaining.
01:24:50 pm
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Nobody's really gone much quicker on their first runs on the softs as it stands - which probably isn't what you expect to see. Russell looks like he's found some time second time around, and Norris is on a cool-down lap.
01:22:05 pm
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Russell reports a very long brake pedal, but has pressed on regardless - which is rather brave! All seems to be well after that initial scare.
01:21:21 pm
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We're at the start of some soft-tyre runs now - Latifi, Russell, Norris and Stroll are out there now.
Stopwatch
01:19:07 pm
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That's a 1m29.018s from Hamilton, who now goes fastest.
Stopwatch
01:17:08 pm
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Bottas now goes top, posting a 1m29.079s on the mediums.
Stopwatch
01:16:08 pm
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Tsunoda goes fastest with a 1m29.597s for about two seconds, before Verstappen displaces him again by 0.3s. Tsunoda's lap, however, was on the hard tyre.
01:13:31 pm
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Leclerc moves closer to Verstappen again, getting in the 1m29s with a 1m29.818s.
01:12:43 pm
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Spanish duo Sainz and Alonso move up to third and fourth, wedging between Leclerc and Hamilton on the timesheets.
Stopwatch
01:12:10 pm
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Verstappen's done a 1m29.706s to further extend his advantage at the top of the times.
01:10:27 pm
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Hamilton gets up to P3, 0.1s off Verstappen's best so far in this session.
01:08:41 pm
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Leclerc is just a shade off Verstappen's best, with Ocon moving up to third.
Stopwatch
01:07:52 pm
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And along comes Verstappen, who does a 1m30.104s to go quickest on the medium tyre.
01:07:02 pm
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Hamilton goes P2, 0.2s off Norris, but he's on a step-harder tyres. Norris did his P1 run on the softs.
01:06:26 pm
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Track conditions present a different prospect at night; the circuit is often cooler, which should yield a trifle more grip.
Stopwatch
01:05:13 pm
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Lando Norris then posts a 1m30.771s to go quickest so far.
Stopwatch
01:04:49 pm
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We've got some laps on the board - of the initial flurry, Esteban Ocon's 1m31.223s is the most notable.
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01:04:13 pm
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Nikita Mazepin asks for a lighter visor, as he's turned up with a considerable tint to his.
01:03:09 pm
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And that's a full house - all 20 cars are on the road.
01:02:07 pm
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It didn't take long for everyone to swarm the circuit - only Lewis Hamilton is yet to join the fray.
01:00:39 pm
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Carlos Sainz Jr kicks us off and gets out on track first.
Green flag
01:00:03 pm
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The green light is on at the end of the pitlane - so it's tick-tock, FP2 o'clock.
12:56:03 pm
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FP2 should be much more representative of Sunday's race, since it'll be run under the lights. This session is where the majority of preparation will be done.
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Published: Dec 3, 2021, 6:13 PM
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