Pick the Podium - F-1 - STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 25-27, 2022

[Retroram52]

LeClerc continues to force the competition by being fastest in P1 over Verstappen. Red Bull declares they will not have another DNF this week as they did in Bahrain but I am not so sure they have the problem solved. Bottas in his new livery system car at Alpha places third. Should be another perplexing race as now many teams have caught and surpassed the once-dominant Mercedes group.

2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix FP1 report and highlights: Charles Leclerc leads Max Verstappen in opening 2022 Saudi Arabian practice session | Formula 1®

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc picked up where he left off in Bahrain as he set the pace in first practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

www.formula1.com

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Supposedly a missile hit took out a refinery nearby. Between P1 and P2.

But the show will go on!

 

[forty_three]

Saudi government allegedly threatened to prevent drivers from leaving the country if they don't race and potentially prosecute them for breach of contract. Meanwhile Saudi government has sold the team principals on the bullshit that the Youthi rebels wouldn't attack the track, and if they tried the Saudi's could stop it. Even though they missed a drone within 7 miles of the track and the place that got hit is owned by the GPs title sponsor.

 

[Retroram52]

LeClerc and the Ferrari's are running lightning fast so much so that LeClerc hit the wall during P2.

2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix report and highlights: Leclerc goes fastest in second practice before hitting barrier | Formula 1®

Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen to the quickest time in second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, however, his session ended early after he touched the wall.

www.formula1.com

 

[ckhokie]

Red Bull declares they will not have another DNF this week as they did in Bahrain but I am not so sure they have the problem solved.

According to The RACE, this new fuel burns a little funky when it is hot and tanks are low. They pointed out other teams ran into similar issues during testing and figured out how to handle it, but for whatever reason, RB didn’t do much low fuel testing, nor a full race simulation.

 

[Retroram52]

Both LeClerc and Sainz in the Ferraris hit the wall in P2. Don't know the reason for any of that.

 

[ckhokie]

F2 was a complete clusterfuck this weekend

 

[ckhokie]

Hamilton out in Q1.

 

[forty_three]

F2 was a complete clusterfuck this weekend

Everything about this weekend has been a clusterfuck. I cannot wait until we aren't racing in this backasswards counrty.

Mick slammed the wall hard and had to be extracted from the car, seat and all. While this was happening the track pumped up the house music.
Then, as they lifted the car off the track, it broke in half and the marshals had no idea what to do. Hope Mick is okay. He was awake and alert when he went in the ambo.

Also, speaking of marshals, one of them offered his wishes for Lewis on Twitter:

 

[forty_three]

Checo takes pole, but no way RB lets him stay ahead, leading to a chance for them to screw it up. Ferrari has pace, top end speed and handling.

LEC
SAI
VER
RUS

 

[obxyankeefan]

Ver
Lec
Sai
Rus

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Leclair
Verstappen
Sainz
Perez

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Saudi Arabia GP marshal removed after sickening Lewis Hamilton post

A marshal has been removed from his position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix following a sick social post about Lewis Hamilton.

www.planetf1.com

 

[ckhokie]

LEC
VER
SAI
PER

 

[ckhokie]

Everything about this weekend has been a clusterfuck. I cannot wait until we aren't racing in this backasswards counrty.

Mick slammed the wall hard and had to be extracted from the car, seat and all. While this was happening the track pumped up the house music.
Then, as they lifted the car off the track, it broke in half and the marshals had no idea what to do. Hope Mick is okay. He was awake and alert when he went in the ambo.

Also, speaking of marshals, one of them offered his wishes for Lewis on Twitter:

I agree with all that. It’s ridiculous. But knowing F1, if they were to strip a race from Saudi, they’d just throw a replacement at Qatar or the UAE

 

[Hank Kingsley]

LEC
VER
SAI
PER

I thought I called front seat window?

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I agree with all that. It’s ridiculous. But knowing F1, if they were to strip a race from Saudi, they’d just throw a replacement at Qatar or the UAE

$$$$.

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with: Leclerc, Sainz, Verstappen, Perez.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Leclerc
Perez
Verstappen
Sainz

 

[forty_three]

Yuki Tsunoda just conked out on the way to the grid and is not starting the race. So before the second race even starts, all 4 RBR Power Trains have suffered a failure.