F1 Results Today: Verstappen misery compounded as F1 star summoned by FIA stewards

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Bahrain, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

Saudi Grand Prix Practice

F1 Results Today: Verstappen misery compounded as F1 star summoned by FIA stewards

All the times from final practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Chief Editor

Saturday 19 April 2025 16:47 Updated: 11:19

McLaren star Lando Norris topped the timesheets in the final practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen’s struggles at Red Bull continuing.

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Norris set FP3’s fastest lap time with a 1:27:489secs around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, edging team-mate Oscar Piastri by just 0.024 seconds.

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Mercedes star George Russell finished the session in P3, with Max Verstappen behind in P4. However, Verstappen’s lap time was over eight tenths off the leading time, with plenty of work for Red Bull to do ahead of qualifying later in the day.

Elsewhere, it was also a difficult session for Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Whilst his team-mate Charles Leclerc ended the session in P5, Hamilton could only manage P12.

Alpine star Jack Doohan was summoned to see the stewards in relation to entering the painted area between the pit entry and the track during FP3.

However, despite the FIA stewards stressing the importance of steering clear of the area in the race notes with any part of the car, the Australian was given just a warning after the session despite his confirmed breach.

The stewards acting on behalf of the FIA admitted that due to it just being a practice session, there was no need to hand a more severe penalty.

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Here are the times from Saturday afternoon’s session in Saudi Arabia.

Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:27.489
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.024
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.627
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.845
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.883
6	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.900
7	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.081
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.136
9	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.181
10	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.190
11	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.280
12	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.291
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.372
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.399
15	Jack Doohan	Alpine	+1.409
16	Ollie Bearman	Haas	+1.500
17	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.731
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.847
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.921
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.989

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, won his fourth drivers' championship last year.

Is there F1 today?

Yes, qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix takes place later on Saturday at 8 pm local time (AST), which is 6 pm (BST). Please see here for a complete breakdown of qualifying times and how to watch the action in your location.

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Simmey Hannifin Donaldson - Chief Editor

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson is a motorsport journalist and editor specializing in NASCAR. He covers the sport across the Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and Truck Series, producing breaking news, live race reports, features, analysis, and opinion.

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