Lap-by-lap coverage from the second race of the 2022 season Qualifying: Hamilton suffers shock exit while Pérez claims pole Giles Richards: F1 buries its head in bloodstained sand Any thoughts? Read more

With the Saudi Arabian GP set to take place despite the missile attack in Jeddah, sportwashing has dominated the pre-race talk The show, it seems, must go on as Formula Read more

Ferrari team principal: ‘They understand the importance to stay’ ‘I don’t think we said they are 100% happy and fully relaxed’ Ferrari’s team principal, Mattia Binotto, has admitted Formula One Read more

Oil facility 10 miles from track set ablaze on Friday afternoon F1 chief executive to meet with drivers and team principals The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is at risk of Read more

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim responsibility for huge blaze just days before F1 race is due to take place A fire has erupted at an oil depot in Jeddah days ahead Read more

Who retired? Who saw red? Who is joining the party? Continue reading… Read more

Abdullah al-Howaiti arrested aged 14, sentenced to death at 17 Human rights group Reprieve highlights protesters’ executions The human rights group Reprieve has demanded Formula One ends its association with Read more

Ferrari are fast, Mercedes have a mountain to climb and Red Bull are confident they can fix their fuel system problems Quietly confident in testing, Ferrari played down expectations before Read more

Hamilton says team have no quick fix for car problems Issues will not be solved in time for Saudi race next week The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has conceded Read more

Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez retired when well-placed Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton: ‘We had greater reliability’ The Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, described the failure of both his cars in Read more