McLaren shines in Dschidda: Norris fights for the best time!
McLaren shines in Dschidda: Norris fights for the best time!
On April 18, 2025, the Formula 1 weekend in Dschidda began with an exciting start for first free training. Lando Norris, who drives for McLaren, showed impressive achievements and only missed the best time by seven thousandths of the second. With a second place behind Pierre Gasly, who started for the Alpine team, he held the competition at a distance. Gasly surprised the participants by scoring the fastest time while Charles Leclerc from Ferrari took third place.
Norris' teammate Oscar Piatri also took a good fourth place in this session. Piatri is only three points behind Norris in the current World Cup classification and could take over the World Cup lead at the upcoming Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia.
services of the drivers and problems with Red Bull
The services of the McLaren drivers are particularly remarkable because they showed a constant speed in the first four rounds of the season. McLaren managing director Zak Brown expressed himself positively and reported on satisfied drivers who communicate less about radio.
Max Verstappen, the reigning defending champion and four -time world champion, had to struggle with his Red Bull. He was only ninth and was over half a second behind the two leading Gasly and Norris. Verstappen described the feeling in his car as "very unstable" in the faster curves. Despite the difficulties, it remains optimistic about future improvements.
the events rounded off
The current Formula 1 season is demanding, with a full schedule of six races in just a few weeks. This presents not only the drivers, but also the mechanics and crew members with great challenges. History in particular is preserved in this Grand Prix, since Dschidda is the fifth stage of a record-breaking 24-race calendar.
In addition to the performance of the top teams, it is striking that Lewis Hamilton only achieved eighth place, followed by his teammate and Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda. Nico Hülkenberg, the only German driver in competition, landed in twelfth place. The exciting developments and the struggle for the top make the upcoming race week in Dschidda all the more interesting.For more information about the individual teams and drivers, including McLaren's impressive history with nine World Championships and 192 races, readers can read the statistics on formel1.de
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