F1 2025 Saudi Arabia GP LIVE: FP2 latest updates and times as Lewis Hamilton eyes strong start – UK Times

That is one big queue at the end of the pit-lane with the drivers eager to get going this evening!

So, in what will be a more representative session under the Jeddah lights, it’s time for second practice in Saudi Arabia!

Pierre Gasly was the surprise name at the top of the leaderboard earlier – can McLaren get back to P1?!

• Free practice 3: 2:30pm
• Qualifying: 6pm

Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko poured fuel on the fire when he stated post-Bahrain that the team has “great concern” over Verstappen’s future, given their current struggles.

“I don’t know, to be honest,” Verstappen said, in Thursday’s press conference at the Saudi Arabian GP, when asked why Marko made those comments.

“I just keep working, trying to improve the car. Naturally, Bahrain was not a great weekend for us. I think we were all pretty disappointed with that.

“We keep trying to come up with new ideas to try on the car, the competition is tough, that’s how i go about my weeks. Just trying to improve my situation.

“Considering the characteristics of this track, we should make a small step forward compared to what we did in Bahrain,” Leclerc said.

“The numbers we hoped to see on the Sakhir circuit from this update are what we then saw. Here, we expect something more.

“We are three tenths away from McLaren, our performance is similar to that of Mercedes while Red Bull has been a bit more inconsistent so far, and this makes it more difficult to have a clear picture of their potential.”

“We don’t have a car to fight McLaren, but they’ve given the rest of us a few opportunities. Me and Max have jumped on the podium, we’ll take it but I don’t think those chances will last 20 more races.”

1. Lando Norris – 77 points

2. Oscar Piastri – 74 points

3. Max Verstappen – 69 points

4. George Russell – 63 points

5. Charles Leclerc – 35 points

6. Kimi Antonelli – 30 points

7. Lewis Hamilton – 25 points

8. Alex Albon – 18 points

9. Esteban Ocon – 14 points

10. Lance Stroll – 10 points

11. Pierre Gasly – 6 points

12. Nico Hulkenberg – 6 points

13. Ollie Bearman – 6 points

14. Isack Hadjar – 4 points

15. Yuki Tsunoda – 5 points

16. Carlos Sainz – 1 point

17. Liam Lawson – 0 points

18. Jack Doohan – 0 points

19. Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 points

20. Fernando Alonso – 0 points

Lewis Hamilton has spoken in depth about his deep-rooted connection with fashion within Formula 1, commenting: “Black men have always had to be more excellent than our white counterparts.”

Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton, 40, will co-host next month’s Met Gala in New York, having first attended the fashion event in 2015. The Briton also hosted a table for young black designers at the 2021 Met Gala.

Hamilton has, in recent years, attracted attention upon arriving in the F1 paddock with his own choice of bold attire, bucking the trend of drivers arriving in team-branded gear. Now, the sport’s only black driver has described how the stale world of mid-2000s F1 reacted to his initial clothing choices.

7. Aston Martin – 10 points

8. Racing Bulls – 7 points

• Free practice 3: 2:30pm
• Qualifying: 6pm