Welcome to the Australian Grand Prix – 05/03/2026
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, looking at the biggest talking points going into this race in Melbourne
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Saudi Arabian GP – Result
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:21:06.758 25 2 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT +00:02.843 18 3 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:08.104 15 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:09.196 12 5 George Russell GBR Mercedes +00:27.236 10 6 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes
SAUDI ARABIAN GP – Oscar Piastri holds off Max Verstappen to take a three-second win and the championship lead as Lando Norris finishes fourth
Oscar Piastri has won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and taken the lead of the championship after taking a nearly three-second win. Piastri passed Max Verstappen after his pit stop to then control the closing laps despite the Red Bull driver chipping away at his lead. Piastri had retook the lead off teammate Lando Norris
Saudi Arabia GP – Qualifying Result 2025
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:27.778 01:27.529 01:27.294 2 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:27.901 01:27.545 01:27.304 3 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:28.282 01:27.599 01:27.407 4 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:28.552 01:27.798 01:27.670 5 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes 01:28.128 01:27.798 01:27.866 6
SAUDI ARABIAN GP – Max Verstappen beats Oscar Piastri by a hundredth to take pole, as Lando Norris crashes out of Q3
Max Verstappen has beaten Oscar Piastri by a hundredth to take pole for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the four-time champion set a 27.294 on his final attempt to take back-to-back poles in Jeddah. The Red Bull driver lit up the times on his final attempt to go fastest and take a surprise pole. Verstappen’s
SAUDI ARABIAN GP – Lando Norris a quarter of a tenth faster than Oscar Piastri in third practice
Lando Norris was fastest in third practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix the McLaren driver set a 27.489 to put himself a quarter of a tenth faster than his teammate Oscar Piastri. George Russell put his Mercedes third fastest going six-tenths behind the McLarens. McLaren have looked quick all weekend in Jeddah as Norris
SAUDI ARABIAN GP – Lando Norris leads a McLaren one-two by a tenth and a half in second practice
Lando Norris led a McLaren one-two after going over a tenth and a half faster than teammate Oscar Piastri in second practice ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Englishman set a 28.267 during the qualifying simulation to put himself fastest just after the forty-minute mark, while Piastri backed out of his final run
SAUDI ARABIAN GP – Pierre Gasly fastest going seven hundredths faster than Lando Norris in first practice
Pierre Gasly was fastest in first practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the Alpine driver set a 29.239 just after halfway through the session and remained seven thousandths ahead of Lando Norris. Charles Leclerc split the two McLaren’s the Ferrari driver just under eight hundredths behind the Englishman as he went comfortably faster than
Welcome to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – 2025
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines ahead of this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, looking at the biggest talking points going into this race at Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Behind The Headlines – The opening races
The opening two races were dominated by Max Verstappen, but the off-track drama continues to dominate the headlines as the fallout from the Christian Horner behaviour investigation continues, while he was cleared by the external investigator it has opened up more questions about what’s going on behind the scene. A power struggle between many different