A.R.S.E.

2024 FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX



Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Lap data
Lap length 6.175km (3.836 miles)
Race laps 50
Race distance 308.7km (191.817 miles)
Pole position Right-hand side of the track
Maximum speed 330kph (205.052 mph)
DRS zone one Detection: On exit of turn 17
Activation: On exit of turn 19
DRS zone two Detection: On entry to turn 22
Activation: On entry to turn 25
DRS zone three Detection: On exit of turn 27
Activation: 240m after 27
Distance from grid to turn one 220m
Full throttle 79%
Pit lane time loss 23s
Tyre compounds C2, C3, C4

UK Times
Thursday 7 March
First practice: 16:30 (13:30 UK time)
Second practice: 20:00 (17:00 UK time)
Friday 8 March
Third practice: 16:30 (13:30 UK time)
Qualifying: 20:00 (17:00 UK time)
Saturday 9 March
Race: 20:00 (17:00 UK time)

Previous Winners
2021 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2022 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPT
2023 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT


Weather



Standings

************Note qually is Friday and the race is Saturday************

Sainz out with appendicitis!

Oliver Bearman in.

And ******SPOILER****** he did a very impressive job in qually I have to say.

Yeah agreed, super job

Nice from Hamilton

Has Max killed off all the interest already?

Not the best race ever but some interesting battles. I'm hoping with the Horner situation there will be some destabilisation in that team which will give the others an opportunity to catch up. I get the feeling McLaren are almost there. Hopefully another big upgrade step for them will put someone else in contention for a win. Ferrari don't look quite there yet again. And Merc are bang average.

Well it isnt looking good, but I dont mind if RB keep winning. It's up to the others to catch up. The same people bitching now didnt seem to have an issue when Merc were miles ahead. Short memories?

Seeing Piastri not passing Hamilton was interesting. The McLaren seemed so much quicker, but couldnt get passed the heap of shit Hamilton keeps complaining about.

Stroll into another barrier at high speed. Jesus he has taken some hits.

I reckon Stroll will pack it in when the rule changes come in 2026. Apparently he's pretty good at tennis. It'll be a lot safer for him!

Yeah I think I'll sit this season out. It'll just be highlights for me after Australia.

It was bad for F1 when Ham was winning everything, and it was bad when Vettel was winning everything, but at least they had competitive team mates who could pick up wins and add a bit of spice to the odd qualifying and race.

This current period is looking like the worst I can remember, even worse than the Schumacher era I reckon and that was tough. At least in Schuey's day the cars weren't as reliable and with loads of testing and no cost cap, the other teams could develop quickly and performance would vary throughout the season.

I can't recall any other season where after two races I was absolutely certain who would win the WDC.