Christian Horner is thrilled with Red Bull’s performance so far in 2022, despite the team focusing on winning the championship in 2021.
Williams head of vehicle performance, Dave Robson, claims that the Q1 red flag caused by Latifi affected Albon’s qualifying programme.
While Albon labelled Williams’ double Q1 exit as a ‘tricky day,’ Latifi believes the car feels ‘a bit better’ than last weekend in Bahrain.
Mercedes have admitted that Hamilton’s car setup was experimental when compared to that of Russell’s, explaining his shock Q1 exit.
Ferrari have continued their excellent form, putting their cars in second and third place for Sunday’s race at Jeddah.
Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, is happy with Ferrari’s competitiveness in Saudi Arabia, but believes a victory on Sunday evening will require an error-free race on the pit wall.
Hamilton’s surprise sixteenth-place qualifying position in Saudi Arabia on Saturday evening was caused by ‘balance’ issues, according to the British driver.
Sergio Perez claims that you have to risk everything to take pole position at Jeddah – which is exactly what he was able to do.
"There is Still More Potential" - Alonso After Excellent Saudi Arabian Qualifying for Alpine
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Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was excellent for Alpine, but Alonso believes the team has even more potential.
Two Q3 appearances in a row for Valtteri Bottas and an impressive 13th place start for Zhou Guanyu puts Alfa Romeo in a strong position for Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Alpine team principal, Otmar Szafnauer, has called the laps by Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso “excellent” as the pair start the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in fifth and seventh places respectively.
Frédéric Vasseur of Alfa Romeo is impressed with the progress his team has made, and is hoping to compete for a double points finish in Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
"I Think We Hit the Ground Running" - Ricciardo on McLaren's Progress in Saudi Arabia Practice
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McLaren drivers, Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris, both believe McLaren have made progress since Bahrain, but still have a lot of work to do before Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
McLaren F1 Team have seen ‘encouraging’ results in practice at Saudi Arabia, where they hope to score points after a disappointing weekend in Bahrain last week.
2021 F1 world champion, Max Verstappen, says that the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix circuit feels ‘pretty much the same as last year’ following Friday’s practice sessions.
Williams drivers, Alex Albon and Nicolas Latifi, are looking forward to the new season, despite a tricky Bahrain test.
Williams are feeling positive with their progress in Bahrain testing as the 2022 season approaches.
