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Autosport podcast: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix review

The 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was arguably decided by the lap one incident between Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, which prompted a controversial penalty for the Red Bull driver.

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Christian Horner produces onboard evidence to dispute Max Verstappen's penalty

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said the team is unlikely to protest the penalty decision that cost Max Verstappen his victory at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Red Bull "unlikely" to protest Verstappen's Saudi F1 penalty, says Horner

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has said the team is unlikely to protest the penalty decision that cost Max Verstappen his victory at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Hamilton left frustrated as tough start to Ferrari F1 life continues

Lewis Hamilton was in no mood for questioning after a disappointing Saudi Arabian Grand Prix where he finished seventh.

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Zak Brown on Max Verstappen's penalty: "Oscar was clearly up the inside"

The 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was ultimately decided by events at the first corner.

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“I make life tough on myself” - Lando Norris bluntly owns up to Jeddah setback

Lando Norris admits he is making hard work of his F1 title challenge.

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McLaren boss supports Verstappen penalty decision in Saudi Arabian GP

The 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was ultimately decided by events at the first corner.

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Helmut Marko on Max Verstappen’s “harsh” penalty: “Where was he supposed to go?”

Helmut Marko disagreed with the stewards’ decision to hand Max Verstappen a five-second penalty for passing Oscar Piastri off-track in the first lap of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Why Max Verstappen was penalised for Turn 1 move on Oscar Piastri

As the lights went out at Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri hooked up faster from second on the grid than polesitter Max Verstappen, and the McLaren and Red Bull headed into Turn 1 side by side.

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Verstappen penalised as Gasly/Tsunoda crash causes safety car in Saudi GP

Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has seen a safety car intervention after just one lap due to a collision between Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda, while polesitter Max Verstappen was penalised.

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Max Verstappen penalised as Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda crash in Jeddah

Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has seen a safety car intervention after just one lap due to a collision between Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda, while polesitter Max Verstappen was penalised.

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Lewis Hamilton: Bond with Ferrari “very difficult” as qualifying struggles continue

Lewis Hamilton is facing an underwhelming start to his career at Ferrari, and was once again beaten by team-mate Charles Leclerc in Jeddah qualifying

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Charles Leclerc unhappy as Ferrari upgrades fail to improve pace

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc says he is maximizing the car’s potential, but it’s still not quick enough to compete with the frontrunners

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“Let's fuel it for two laps” – The key Red Bull call that led to Max Verstappen's pole

Momentous events can result from small decisions and it was Max Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase, known to the world as ‘GP’, who made the call.

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Yuki Tsunoda explains large gap to Max Verstappen in Jeddah qualifying

Yuki Tsunoda lost out to Max Verstappen in Jeddah, qualifying P8 for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix while his teammate claimed pole. The recently-promoted Red Bull driver said he isn’t “struggling,” but emphasized how tricky the RB21 is to drive.

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Lando Norris stands by “f*cking idiot” rant after Jeddah shunt

Lando Norris is standing by his own harsh analysis after he crashed out of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and called himself a “fucking idiot” for doing so.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Max Verstappen grabs pole as Lando Norris crashes

Crisis? What crisis? Max Verstappen ended a week of misery for Red Bull by snatching pole position for the Saudia Arabian Grand Prix as Lando Norris’ self-confessed doubts proved accurate when the championship leader crashed out.

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Norris suffers costly crash in qualifying for F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris crashed out of qualifying at the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Lando Norris crashes out of Saudi Arabian GP qualifying

Formula 1 championship leader Lando Norris crashed out of qualifying at the 2025 Saudia Arabian Grand Prix.

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Luckless Jack Doohan ends Saudi Arabian GP practice with reprimand

Alpine racer Jack Doohan ended the final practice session ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a trip to the Formula 1 stewards’ office. The Australian driver was caught crossing the painted area between the track and pit entrance on two occasions, which officials said was in breach of…

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: McLaren outpaces rivals by over 0.6s in FP3

McLaren driver Lando Norris pipped team-mate Oscar Piastri to top third practice in Jeddah, with Mercedes' George Russell appearing to be the squad's closest competitor.

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Lewis Hamilton gets no penalty for FP2 block on Alexander Albon

Lewis Hamilton has avoided any punishment, having been called to the stewards after impeding Alexander Albon during the second free practice session at the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Yuki Tsunoda takes blame for Jeddah FP2 F1 crash

Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda says his own mistake led to the crash that curtailed Jeddah FP2 running, admitting he 'turned too much' in the final corner.

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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Alpine's Pierre Gasly fastest in FP1 – but not by much

Pierre Gasly was the surprise pacesetter in the first practice session ahead of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.

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How Piastri isn't letting "negative impact" of emotions affect him

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri says he has developed a signature laid-back style in his Formula 1 career as he worries emotions can sometimes have a “negative impact” on his racing.

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