“The car had half a second in it” admits Magnussen after neck pain in qualifying | RaceFans Round-up

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Haas quick enough for fifth, says Magnussen

The Haas driver said his car “was better than P10 today” and he “didn’t get the most out of it.”

“Honestly, my neck is broken and the last couple of runs I just wasn’t able to drive properly,” Magnussen admitted.

“I just couldn’t hold my head in the corners, then you can’t control the car properly. But as I said, the car had more in it, I’m sure there was a half second in it.

“That time I got in Q3 was on used tyres and it wasn’t a great lap. So I think the car had half a second in it that would put it P5.

“So great job to the team for another strong car at this track and hopefully I can sort out my neck for tomorrow and get some points.”

Hughes disqualified from sprint race following technical infringement

Jake Hughes, who finished third in Formula 2’s Jeddah sprint race, has been disqualified after his car failed a post-race technical inspection.

The Van Amersfoort driver’s car was found to have no area of the plank which was thicker than 3.6mm. Formula 2’s technical regulations state that cars’ planks must be no more than 1mm thicker or thinner than 5mm at any point, prompting Hughes’ disqualification.

A three-place grid drop was also issued to Jack Doohan for a collision with Logan Sargeant on the first race restart, where Doohan began accelerating before cars ahead had fully got away.

Social media

Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that I’m ok🙏
Thank you for the kind messages.
The car felt great @haasf1team, we’ll come back stronger❤️ pic.twitter.com/Mwpy0767kN

— Mick Schumacher (@SchumacherMick) March 26, 2022

Very happy to get my first pole position on the toughest circuit in the world. Let’s give it all tomorrow 💪
Thank u @redbullracing

¡Feliz de conseguir mi primera pole en el circuito más difícil del mundo! ¡Vamos con todo mañana! 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/uKqmpVKxZH

— Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) March 26, 2022

Things you don’t expect to see! #SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/M3gUYvmiMY

— Claire Cottingham (@Cla_Cottingham) March 26, 2022

GPDA statment: pic.twitter.com/mVbUnD49JL

— alex wurz (@alex_wurz) March 26, 2022

Watching F2 is like a constant stream of PTSD. Unbelievable.

— Jack Aitken – 한세용 (@JaitkenRacer) March 26, 2022

Most drivers I know all said privately and publicly, this track looks sketch, so many badly angled concrete walls, this shit is exactly what we were afraid of. There’s so many other good tracks in the world and #F1 races here? Pretty sad, just hoping Mick is okay.

— Stefan Wilson (@stef_wilson) March 26, 2022

Imagine paying all that money and spending all weekend under red flag or safety car 👍. This is not the level that should be the last step before F1.

— Oliver Rowland (@oliverrowland1) March 26, 2022

Second Q2 in a roll! Driving these car on the street circuit is crazy! 😅

Glad to hear @SchumacherMick is doing ok. That’s what’s most important. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9N0QyD80jQ

— 周冠宇 | Zhou Guanyu 🇨🇳 (@ZhouGuanyu24) March 26, 2022

feliz em anunciar que vou estar correndo pela @racingx na @WSeriesRacing este ano, ao lado da minha companheira @abbiepulling 🏎🏎

Happy to announce that I will be racing for @racingx on @WSeriesRacing this year, with my teammate @abbiepulling pic.twitter.com/VsHAAGTulO

— Bruna Tomaselli (@brunatomaselli) March 26, 2022

Links

Motor racing links of interest:

F1 marshal forced to quit after tweeting that he ‘hopes’ Hamilton crashes in Saudi Arabia (ESPN)

“A marshal working at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will take no further part in the event after sharing a message on Twitter in which he hoped Lewis Hamilton would have an accident similar to Romain Grosjean’s at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix. The marshal posted a message in Arabic on Saturday morning, which translated as ‘I hope he has an accident like Romain in Bahrain.’”

Formula One bosses continue to bury their heads in increasingly bloodstained sand (Guardian)

“F1’s repeated refrain when called to answer such criticism is that they believe they can effect positive change in the countries they visit. Nelson Mandela held the opposite opinion in believing how important the sporting boycott was in helping end apartheid in South Africa. Worse still, there is no evidence any change ever occurs.”

Jenson Button on Drive To Survive, Lewis Hamilton and Formula 1 in 2022 (Metro)

“For me, it’s exciting to see (Hamilton) battling it out with people like Verstappen and the Ferrari guys, with Leclerc being competitive and quite an aggressive driver, as well, in the way he fights for position. This is what we want. When it was just Mercedes winning every weekend it’s not so fun for people watching and everyone involved. To have two teams last year fighting for championship was great, and possibly three this year, if not more – F1’s in a good place.”

Race pace has improved ‘massively’ since rookie season, says Cohen (F3)

“I think my race pace has improved massively since my debut last season. I keep going forward each round. I just need to make sure for the next weekend that we have a better qualifying and start from a better position.”

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