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4 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
Exhausted but elated, Oscar Piastri admitted his Jeddah victory was one of the toughest races of his career, but after withstanding relentless pressure from Max Verstappen, the championship leader was simply relieved to get to the finish line—as eager for a couch as he was the podium.
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4 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
A strong qualifying performance saw Liam Lawson start P12 in Jeddah, but his hopes of securing his first points finish in 2025 were dashed by a ten-second penalty that dropped him to a twelfth-place finish at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
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4 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
A bold early pitstop couldn’t save Jack Doohan from a frustrating run to P16 in Saudi Arabia, as the Alpine rookie admitted the one-stop gamble “proved difficult” after slipping out of contention. Falling flat in Qualifying meant Doohan was doomed to start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from the second last row of the grid, with Lance Stroll his prime target as the five lights went out.
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4 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
Oscar Piastri has taken the lead of the Drivers’ Championship in style under the Jeddah lights, fending off a penalised Max Verstappen after a controversial first-corner battle to become the first Aussie atop the standings since 2010. It was a flying start from the man in second, with Piastri, despite starting on the dirty side of the track, getting the better jump when the five lights went out in Jeddah.
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5 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
Frustrated by a Q1 elimination he felt was within reach to avoid, Jack Doohan was left to reflect on missed potential after qualifying P17 for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, admitting “it’s not the end result we wanted”. One of the first drivers to venture out onto the 6.1km circuit was Jack Doohan who recorded a 1:29.150s for his first banker lap in Q1.
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5 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
Securing his best qualifying result of the season, Liam Lawson earned a P12 start for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as Racing Bulls sets its sights on a points finish in Jeddah. Playing catch-up to start the opening stage of Qualifying, Racing Bulls dealt both drivers a difficult task when the team released Lawson and Isack Hadjar with just ten minutes remaining in Q1, however, the tyre-saving initiative proved successful as both cars cleared the bottom.
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5 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
Locking in a front-row start despite missing out on Pole by just one-hundredth of a second, Oscar Piastri said he was “pretty happy” with his Qualifying performance in Jeddah and is “feeling confident in what we’ve got” to challenge Red Bull for victory.
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5 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
Under the lights and under pressure, Max Verstappen defied expectations to snatch a thrilling Pole Position by just 0.010s from Oscar Piastri, as Lando Norris’ qualifying hopes were shattered in a dramatic Q3 twist at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. With all to play for as the light went green to mark the start of Qualifying in Saudi Arabia, the queue of impatient drivers was unleashed onto the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
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5 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
McLaren left no doubt about its front-running form ahead of Qualifying in Jeddah, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri trading fastest laps on their way to locking out the top two spots in the final practice session. Despite having just one hour left ahead of an all-important Qualifying session, hiding away from the Saudi Arabian sun as opposed to circulating the high-speed street circuit proved to be more of a priority for the majority of the grid.
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6 days ago | 
autoaction.com.au | Reese Mautone
Jack Doohan admitted things “have not yet clicked” after completing two practice sessions at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, struggling for pace on the soft tyre while teammate Pierre Gasly topped the timesheets in FP1. Despite struggles on the soft tyre and a Red Flag interruption, the Australian showed moments of confidence on the medium compound as he worked to build momentum ahead of Qualifying. “It has not been the easiest of Fridays for us,” Doohan said.
