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Formula 1: Jeddah qualifying| Standings| Qualifying
Jeddah qualifying:
Despite a missile attack on an oil facility just seven miles away from the Jeddah street circuit during Friday’s opening practice, the second race of the season is set to go ahead as planned, while the decision to hold a race in Saudi Arabia at all has also been questioned after 81 men were executed in the country in one day a fortnight ago.
However, the Formula 1 boss argued that decisions are made with a focus on making a positive impact around the globe.
Standings:
| Driver | Grid | Qual time | ||
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S. Pérez
Red Bull
· #11
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1
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1:28.200
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C. Leclerc
Ferrari
· #16
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2
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1:28.225
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C. Sainz Jr.
Ferrari
· #55
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3
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1:28.402
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M. Verstappen
Red Bull
· #1
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4
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1:28.461
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E. Ocon
Alpine
· #31
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5
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1:29.068
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“I don’t think that is a right consideration,” he told Sky Sports. “No one can judge our morality, to be honest. It is a matter of putting in place all the things that have to be considered.
Qualifying:
That’s because there was graining on the softs when the teams used them on high fuel on Friday, meaning they would lose performance during that phase and only realistically get around 12 laps out of the compound. The medium, on the other hand, did not suffer anywhere nearly as much and can provide a more flexible opening stint of around 20 laps.
The quickest way to the finish is then expected to be by switching to the hard tyres and running to the end of the race, with the hard proving to be a very consistent tyre during the race simulations.
The hard is around 0.9s per lap slower than the medium in terms of raw pace, but with a bit of car management required during the race that gap is expected to be smaller in reality, making it a good tyre for the second part of the Grand Prix.
