F1 on Jeddah's streets - talking points ahead of the Saudi Arabian GP
The Hindu
Preview of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, highlighting key storylines and challenges faced by top Formula One teams and drivers.
This weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the final leg here of the first ‘triple header’ of the season.
AFP Sport looks at some talking points ahead of the fifth round of the 24-race season:
Oscar Piastri put in a faultless display from pole last Sunday in Sakhir to make it three wins out of four for the British marque.
That moved the cool as ice Australian to within three points of championship leader and teammate Lando Norris, who took third in Bahrain.
With Max Verstappen, only sixth, and Red Bull struggling to keep tabs on the world constructors’ champions, the 2025 title could well develop into a battle between the two McLaren men.
The team has always been insistent on ‘papaya rules’, meaning no favouritism between the pair, but that even-handed policy will be put under pressure if the season develops into a battle between the two gifted drivers.
Red Bull’s problems in Bahrain were well documented, and it will be desperate to bounce back on one of its favourite hunting grounds, with Verstappen winning in Jeddah in 2022 and 2024.
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