Lewis Hamilton escapes punishment as Christian Horner offers Yuki Tsunoda crash view - RacingNews365 Review

04/18/2025 05:15 PM

Lewis Hamilton was hauled before the stewards at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Ferrari driver was alleged to have impeded Alex Albon during FP2. Early in the session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, the seven-time F1 drivers' champion was seen going slowly through Turn 18 when the Williams driver approached at speed whilst on a fast lap. READ MORE: Why 'dangerous' u-turn sparked Hamilton penalty escape Yuki Tsunoda exonerated as Red Bull issue ominous McLaren warning Christian Horner has exonerated Yuki Tsunoda following the Japanese driver's first crash for Red Bull ahead of this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Late in the second practice session, underneath the lights of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Tsunoda smashed into the wall at the final corner, heavily damaging the front of the RB21. READ MORE: Yuki Tsunoda exonerated as Red Bull issue ominous McLaren warning Max Verstappen reveals Red Bull 'experiments' in McLaren pursuit Max Verstappen has explained the experiments Red Bull carried out in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice to reel in McLaren. The world champion bounced back from a difficult Bahrain to take third in the charts on Friday in Jeddah, two-tenths behind pace-setter Lando Norris with Oscar Piastri second.  READ MORE: Max Verstappen reveals Red Bull 'experiments' in McLaren pursuit Lando Norris reveals unusual McLaren focus during Saudi Arabian practice Lando Norris has explained how most of his Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was not spent working on his McLaren. Instead of focusing on setting up the MCL39, the British driver utilised the time to address not only his driving, but also himself. READ MORE: Lando Norris reveals unusual McLaren focus during Saudi Arabian practice Lewis Hamilton reveals Ferrari struggles on difficult opening day Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he is struggling for "consistency" at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, on the opening day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion endured a Friday to forget after ending second practice down in 13th on the timesheets.  READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton reveals Ferrari struggles on difficult opening day David Croft forced to apologise for Karun Chandhok blasphemy Sky Sports F1 lead commentator David Croft had to apologise live on air in the final moments of FP2 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after co-commentator Karun Chandhok was blasphemous. READ MORE: David Croft forced to apologise for Karun Chandhok blasphemy