Piastri and its attack on lead in the streets of Yeda

Formula One closes the first consecutive racing triplet of 2025 period in a fast Yeda (Saudi Arabia) circuit in which Red Bull has a history of dominator, with three success in four years, with a success that seems difficult to repeat before the McLalen domain and A Oscar Piastri That came after beating the authority at the baréin.

Twenty points for Australia, without a rival to the track during 57 laps. After the Dutch exhibition Max verstappen In Japan, signed the pole and the success of the lower performance car, in the baréin, a circuit that has posted preseason tests, there is no place to surprise and McLaren imposed himself.

Of course, the properties of Saudi Arabia and the 6,175 kilometers long, with 27 curves, most of them high speeds, invite surprises to occur, though McLaren It is still the big favorite before the cars roll on Thursday.

And within the historic team established in 1963 by New Zealand’s pilot Bruce McLaren, the fight served. Piastri It comes in a better form of form. After his mistake in the rain at the debut of Australia, which meant to sign only two points, he had only three to lead the world championship.

A position belonging to his partner, the British Lando Norrisfar from giving to its highest level and from Australia has not achieved any pole or success. In China (second in career and eighth in Sprint), Japan (second) and Barna (second) it rises in the podium, but not to the top.

A two disputes for the pilot championship at this time of time that, due to the mistakes of both McLaren pilots and for their benefit to maximize their vehicle’s performance, closely follow the four -Time World Champion Max verstappen (eight points from Norris) and the British of Mercedes George Russell (up to 14 points).

With Ferrari as unknown, for his irregularity at the beginning of the season with just a moment of brightness thanks to the pole and success in the British sprint Lewis Hamilton, Los McLaren, Vrstappen and Russell They are expected as the fastest in Saudi Arabia.

A Yeda circuit where great news is not expected for the Spaniards. In the case of Fernando AlonsoTwo -time Champion of the World of F1 In 2005 and 2006, Aston Martin’s performance was far from expecting; and the points. 15º to the bar in a career where the resignation soon reached Asturian and added kilometers to collect data and try to improve the car for future careers.

It will not be in Saudi Arabia, without the time to introduce the news and still have no effect on the figure of Adrian Newey, The most successful engineer in the category of the queen’s motor queen category and who is in charge of designing the 2026 car, with a new technical regulation.

And waiting for that ‘miracle’, because of the great difference of benefits to pointer rivals, another of equal or more greatness should be given to see Fernando Alonso repeat his results in the two previous editions of the Saudi Arabia GP: Th -5 in 2024 and th -3 in 2023 -What is his podium number 100 in F1-.

Schedules

SAUDI ARABIA GP

Friday
Free 1: 15.30
Free 2: 19.00
Saturday
Free 3.5.30
Review. 19:00
Sunday
Carrera: 19.00.

A podium that, in 2022, the other Spanish of the grill, Carlos Sainz, He was pleased with Ferrari and last time he had no chance to repeat, when he was operated on urgent appendicitis.

Sainz did not participate in Yeda and returned in 2025 though, yes, with the lowest expectations. Although already matched with the chassis with his partner, the Thai Alexander Albon, In a winner of the barrel of the barrel, the performance of Williams is far, under normal conditions, of fighting for the podium.

But not like Aston Martin of AlonsoWilliams is a standard one of the points and Carlos Sainz will look for to pay for the touch of the Japanese Yuki Tsunana (Red Bull) during the Baréin GP and forced him to remove the car when he was filming in a sixth position.