2022 Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

JayOTT · Mar 25, 2022

"Wake up babe, rawe ceek."
"Wasn't it rawe ceek last ceek?"
"Every ceek is rawe ceek honey!"

AstroWaterfallSpeedway · Mar 25, 2022

I feel like a lot of people are writing off redbull too early. There might be a 50/50 chance they figured out that fatal flaw in the last week's mechanical failures and all signs point toward them having a car that is on par with the ferraris.

But I'm personally rooting for Zhou Guanyu this year, being ethnically Chinese myself, I hope to see a Chinese man thrive in F1.

IceColdBeard_24 · Mar 25, 2022

Nothing is set !! Curious and eager

Sasha Jednak · Mar 25, 2022

1. Oil
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101. Leclerc
102. Verstappen
103. Sainz

JayOTT · Mar 25, 2022

AstroWaterfallSpeedway said:
I feel like a lot of people are writing off redbull too early.

People were writing off Red Bull? They do realise that both cars were just a couple of laps on the wrong side of being fine and being on the podium right? 2-4 if they both held out. It's at least as much bad luck as it is poor design that they gave up so close to the end.

Celestiale · Mar 25, 2022

AstroWaterfallSpeedway said:
I feel like a lot of people are writing off redbull too early. There might be a 50/50 chance they figured out that fatal flaw in the last week's mechanical failures and all signs point toward them having a car that is on par with the ferraris.

Red Bull was not on par with Ferrari, it was a few tenth off. But I definitely agree that these tenth can be made up easily within a short time, so I agree with your general point and think the race is far from decided yet.
Even Mercedes can catch up within a couple of month. This season is going to be interesting.

AstroWaterfallSpeedway · Mar 25, 2022

JayOTT said:
People were writing off Red Bull? They do realise that both cars were just a couple of laps on the wrong side of being fine and being on the podium right? 2-4 if they both held out. It's at least as much bad luck as it is poor design that they gave up so close to the end.

Celestiale said:
Red Bull was not on par with Ferrari, it was a few tenth off. But I definitely agree that these tenth can be made up easily within a short time, so I agree with your general point and think the race is far from decided yet.
Even Mercedes can catch up within a couple of month. This season is going to be interesting.

What I meant was that a lot of people are speculating about a Faustian bargain that red bull had to make to get straight line performance by sacrificing reliability after the Bahrain GP. But my analysis is that overall RB has a very solid car and I am confident they can iron out what they need to iron out for the mechanical failures, and if they can do that then they'll have a very competitive package. Whereas the general consensus is that Ferrari is the team out there with the most complete package out of the box.

Peppelino · Mar 25, 2022

The Red Team. . Again will win.
".. most complete package out of the box." Would be nice to have three teams on the podium...

wombat999 · Mar 25, 2022

RBR suffered fuel pump failures.
It won't happen again.

BrunoBæ · Mar 25, 2022

Who will win the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix?

At least it will not be THAT Haas driver in the headline

blekenbleu · Mar 25, 2022

Wolff said Mercs and RBs were likely heaviest, which is a bigger disadvantage in slower corners,
which are less problematic at Jeddah.

sergheo · Mar 25, 2022

The track, Saudi Arabia, of course, turned out to be outstanding, it is quite possible to repeat last year's race with red flags and restarts, but it was interesting to watch

Sauberfan42 · Mar 25, 2022

i can smell the Podium for Sauber this weekend.

Antony Snook · Mar 25, 2022

I was impressed by round 1 in Bahrain. The tables are turning with new rulles. Red Bull had retired 2 fast cars due to technical problems with fuel. McLaren is at the back, I cant picture a team like that falling so far down the grid. The teams have work cut out to fix problems with new airo concept. This may be a opportunity for a mid pack or back of the pack team to get points. As Murray Walker used to say "There is nothing predictable about F1"

Antony Snook · Mar 25, 2022

Sauberfan42 said:
i can smell the Podium for Sauber this weekend.

You mean HASS. They still call them Sauber at SKY. Might as well call Alpine car a Renault. But K Mag did a great job at Abudabi

Antony Snook · Mar 25, 2022

AstroWaterfallSpeedway said:
I feel like a lot of people are writing off redbull too early. There might be a 50/50 chance they figured out that fatal flaw in the last week's mechanical failures and all signs point toward them having a car that is on par with the ferraris.

But I'm personally rooting for Zhou Guanyu this year, being ethnically Chinese myself, I hope to see a Chinese man thrive in F1.

I agree it was a fuel isue. Bottom line they have pace and speed. You will have technical problems. Just make shore they are resolved. Like grandma said Mistakes are ok just few and far between.

PegaMixel · Mar 25, 2022

Antony Snook said:
McLaren is at the back, I cant picture a team like that falling so far down the grid.

AND. . . it even is the first time that happened to them. *cough cough*

Antony Snook said:
You mean HASS. They still call them Sauber at SKY. Might as well call Alpine car a Renault. But K Mag did a great job at Abudabi

Sauber is Alfa Romeo btw, not Haas.

Antony Snook · Mar 25, 2022

Celestiale said:
Red Bull was not on par with Ferrari, it was a few tenth off. But I definitely agree that these tenth can be made up easily within a short time, so I agree with your general point and think the race is far from decided yet.
Even Mercedes can catch up within a couple of month. This season is going to be interesting.

Its just one race. Teams will haul containers of upgrades later. Usualy the European end. You dont want to be carrying to mutch to tracks outside Europe. The 1st 3 rounds are more like a test session. There are a lot of bugs to solve with the cars.

Antony Snook · Mar 25, 2022

PegaMixel said:
AND. . . it even is the first time that happened to them. *cough cough*

Sauber is Alfa Romeo btw, not Haas.

Yes youre right. Now i am confused. And i am the guy who explained this to my dad at Montreal. He worked out Schumacher was in the red car. The rest went over his head.

Antony Snook · Mar 25, 2022

blekenbleu said:
Wolff said Mercs and RBs were likely heaviest, which is a bigger disadvantage in slower corners,
which are less problematic at Jeddah.

Problem at Mercedes is they went for a long wheelbase. Along with Aston Martin. Evreyone else is short. Meaning they car run more RAKE. The long wheelbase will work at Monza becuse of long straights but the calender is full of twisty tracks with short straights and lots of turns. So short wheelbase is better.

1	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	1:30.074
2	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull	1:30.214
3	Carlos SAINZ	Ferrari	1:30.320
4	Sergio PÉREZ	Red Bull	1:30.360
5	Lewis HAMILTON	Mercedes	1:30.513
6	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	1:30.664
7	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	1:30.735
8	Esteban OCON	Alpine	1:30.760
9	Valtteri BOTTAS	Alfa Romeo	1:30.832
10	Yuki TSUNODA	Alpha Tauri	1:30.886
11	Fernando ALONSO	Alpine	1:30.944
12	Pierre GASLY	Alpha Tauri	1:30.963
13	Mick SCHUMACHER	Haas	1:31.169
14	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	1:31.372
15	Daniel RICCIARDO	McLaren	1:31.527
16	Nico HULKENBERG	Aston Martin	1:31.615
17	Guanyu ZHOU	Alfa Romeo	1:31.615
18	Nicholas LATIFI	Williams	1:31.814
19	Alexander ALBON	Williams	1:31.866
20	Kevin MAGNUSSEN	Haas	1:32.344

2022 Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Free Practice 2 | Saudi Arabian GP

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