F1 2025 Saudi Arabian GP Saturday: Verstappen Pips Piastri to Pole
Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Clereen review qualifying day for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen shocked with a stunning pole lap to beat Oscar Piastri by just one hundredth of a second.
Mark and Filip debate whether it was good as his Suzuka pole lap, as well as whether McLaren's pace advantage may have been exaggerated. Also, a deep dive on what happened to Lando Norris as he crashed in Q3 and why his day wasn't total doom and gloom, why that might be the case for Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, and discuss tomorrow's race. Can Verstappen keep Piastri at bay?
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F1 2025 Saudi Arabian GP Friday: Norris and Hamilton's Game Of Confidence
Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Cleeren review the key storylines from practise for Day 2 of the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Confidence seems to be the word of the day coming out of Jeddah, as Mark and Filip talk about a more competitive day's running from Red Bull's Max Verstappen, and a crash from Yuki Tsunoda towards the end of the night. There's also more speculation on the World Champion's future, including some surprising comments from Williams team principal James Vowles.
There's also a reaction to a downbeat Lewis Hamilton as he continues to struggle with his new Ferrari, Lando Norris "working on himself", Carlos Sainz needing to find the balance of his new Williams, and the battle of the midfield as Pierre Gasly topped FP1 for Alpine.
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F1 2025 Saudi Arabian GP Thursday: Verstappen Squashes Exit Talk
Mark Mann-Bryans and Filip Cleeren sit down to discuss the best of media day at the Jeddah Corniche circuit for Day 1 of the Saudi Arabian GP.
The biggest story of the day involved Max Verstappen dismissing the idea of leaving Red Bull after the panic meeting the team had in Bahrain. There's also reaction to Max disagreeing with team boss Christian Horner's claims that the correlation issues with the team's windtunnel may be the culprit in regards to the team's issues.
Also discussed is Aston Martin confirming they're keeping chief designer Adrian Newey solely focused on their 2026 car, with driver Fernando Alonso also playing down the likelihood that Max Verstappen could be his future teammate. And finally, Lando Norris opened up about his tricky weekend in Bahrain with Mark and Filip discussing whether his struggles are mental, or technical.
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F1 2025 Bahrain GP Sunday: Piastri Wins As Norris Jump Starts
Stuart Codling and Filip Cleeren wrap up their coverage of the Bahrain Grand Prix, in which Oscar Piastri won with a dominant showing.
Stuart and Filip discuss whether this was Oscar's greatest win yet and debate Lando Norris' mentality after a time penalty for a jump start led to a scruffy race and a third-placed finish.
There's also a chat about George Russell nursing a stricken Mercedes to second, differences in opinion on strategy in the Ferrari camp as Hamilton restores some feeling in fifth, panic from within Red Bull, Pierre Gasly's surprise seventh for Alpine, and double points for Haas.
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F1 2025 Bahrain GP Saturday: Piastri On Pole As Norris Slips To Third Row
Stuart Codling and Filip Cleeren sit down to review what was a hectic Qualifying day at the 2025 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Together, they review what was Oscar Piastri's second pole position of the season, and explain how his teammate Lando Norris was so far back in comparison. There's also an explainer as to why Alex Albon was denied a chance to run in Q2 because of a track limits violation by Nico Hulkenberg, and why both Mercedes were demoted a position each due to a strange quirk with an "estimated" restart time.
And finally, there's a reaction to a downbeat Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, with the Dutchman claiming he's just "taking part" in the 2025 title fight, and Lewis apologising to his team for what he deemed a poor performance in ninth.
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