Overall, we were satisfied with the day, the midfield is very compact, but we think we have a car that is able to compete in that group here.
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Verstappen, Alonso and Perez covered by 0.299s in second practice, as traffic issues make Jeddah look like an accident waiting to happen.
In a surprise move, Lewis Hamilton and his performance coach, Angela Cullen have announced that have parted company after seven years.
Both Ferrari drivers take on new Internal Combustion Engines after just one race weekend, as does Lando Norris.
Red Bulls leads the way in opening practice ahead of Aston Martin and Mercedes, while McLaren continues to struggle.
While admitting that there are issues, Lando Norris insists that there is no sense of crisis at McLaren.
Like Lewis Hamilton, rookie Oscar Piastri believes that drivers have a responsibility to speak out over certain issues.
Today's press conference with Valtteri Bottas, Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Albon, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen.
Unlike many of his colleagues, Lewis Hamilton remains dubious about F1 visiting the likes of Saudi Arabia, in terms of personal safety and human rights issues.
Carlos Sainz admits that reliability is a concern at Ferrari, while teammate Charles Leclerc hits out at "completely unfounded" rumours surrounding the team.
Effectively writing off the 2023 season, Lewis Hamilton admits that Mercedes best hope is for the Red Bulls, Ferraris and even Aston Martins not to finish.
Laid low by a "stomach bug" Max Verstappen is given permission to skip media day at Jeddah.