ROUND 2: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

  • First Grand Prix: 2021
  • Number of laps: 50
  • Circuit Length: 6.174 km
  • Race Distance: 308.45 km
  • Lap record: 1:30.734 Lewis Hamilton (2021)
  • 2023 winner: Sergio Perez

Track Map

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  • RadicalCandour@startrek.website
    2·
    10 months ago

    That cat and mouse chase between Lewis and Piastri was so stressful

    I can only imagine how frustrated Piastri was the whole time only to move ahead of him because Lewis pitted lol

    • TheYang@lemmy.world
      1·
      10 months ago

      I believe sky mentioned that the jump-start sensors didn’t trip, indicating that he didn’t cross (or touch?) the line.

      Basically he stopped far enough back that his movement did not leave his designated area.

    • guylacaptivite@sh.itjust.works
      0·
      10 months ago

      They were too busy giving 10 sec penalties to Magnussen for actual racing. Ok maybe the Albon pinch was penalty worthy but 10 seconds?

      • derekmceachern@fedia.io
        0·
        10 months ago

        I thought so too but it sounded like that was the new rule this year that they had to give a 10 second penalty.

        • guylacaptivite@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          10 months ago

          Ahh didn’t know about that thanks for the precision. Still feels a bit harsh to me, especially the second one where he went wide.

  • Gsicht@lemmy.world
    0·
    10 months ago

    I HATE that they are always shilling for these events.

    “It really was a great show here in Saudi Arabia”

    You never hear that during the more traditional races. Fuck sports washing.