Positive margins. Method 1 is a sport of fractions, and no extra so than right here on the ultra-tight, ultra-high pace Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Max Verstappen made it consecutive pole positions at this observe, qualifying one-hundredth of a second forward of Oscar Piastri.
It was one other high-quality margin that made the headlines, nevertheless: Lando Norris, quickest in FP2, FP3 and Q2, getting his line fractionally improper and paying the worth for it within the obstacles on the exit of Flip 5. He was in phlegmatic temper when launched from the medical centre, seeing potential to maneuver ahead – however he has a mountain to climb. A intelligent technique might assist him transfer up the order, so what are the choices for him and the remainder of the sphere?