The best tweets from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
A weekend full of twists and turns! On the agenda: Carlos Sainz's last-minute withdrawal, a quick detour to the F1 Academy with Doriane Pin, and Max Verstappen breaking another record... here is the selection of the best tweets from this second event of the season!
Honouring women this weekend! To start off this selection of top tweets, there’s nothing better than highlighting Doriane Pin’s excellent weekend in the F1 Academy… fastest time in practice, two pole positions, and a race victory! It could have been a perfect weekend if not for the penalty she received after the second race: she didn’t slow down after the checkered flag, unsure if there was still a lap left to cover. She was handed a 20-second penalty, pushing her back from first to ninth place… Nevertheless, she still received congratulations from none other than Lewis Hamilton!
🇫🇷 Première victoire pour Doriane Pin en F1 Academy 🤩
Notre pilote s’impose sur la première course de la saison à Jeddah 🏆
Débuts de rêve pour notre tricolore chez Mercedes 👏 pic.twitter.com/HrmyAac7DS
— SPORTRICOLORE (@sportricolore) March 8, 2024
Max Verstappen once again crushed the competition this weekend. He also broke another record… becoming the youngest driver to reach 100 podiums in F1!
Max Verstappen becomes the youngest driver in F1 history to reach 100 podiums. pic.twitter.com/EaVOLL9Mrp
— RBR Daily (@RBR_Daily) March 9, 2024
The news broke on Friday around 12 p.m. French time. Carlos Sainz, affected by appendicitis, is forced to undergo surgery and withdraws from competing in the 2nd Grand Prix of the season. This withdrawal led to the debut of a young driver in F1…
SAINZ 2️⃣ – 0️⃣ APPENDICITIS
Thanks everyone for your messages these past 24h. I really feel your support.❤️ pic.twitter.com/y88CYxI7n6
— Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) March 9, 2024
… who is none other than Oliver Bearman! The British driver, who competes in F2 with PREMA, is the reserve driver for the Scuderia this year. Following Sainz’s withdrawal, he switched seats after the F2 tests on Friday to take his place in the F1 cockpit on Saturday! A successful weekend: eleventh place in qualifying, seventh place in the race earning his first points, and being voted as the driver of the day!
A debut to remember 👏 Still thinking about how impressive @OllieBearman‘s stand-in weekend was!#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/gbW6uFrJGD
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) March 10, 2024
Ouch… this tweet hurts Pierre Gasly’s supporters and French fans in general. The Alpine driver was forced to retire before even completing the first lap of the race due to a gearbox issue. At the same time, Oliver Bearman scored his first points in F1… pushing Pierre Gasly back to 21st place in the driver standings.
21st in 20 drivers championship
Alpain pic.twitter.com/sH9c4zSbo4
— Aston Martin F1 updates (@startonpole) March 9, 2024
A final detour away from F1, with the F2 races. And in terms of entertainment, the fans were not disappointed with this fantastic battle on the final lap of the main race! Dennis Hauger, winner of the sprint race on Friday, managed to do well to reach the last step of the podium. The main race was won by Brazilian Enzo Fittipaldi.
PHOTO FINISH! 📸
It was @hauger_dennis who clinched the final podium spot in a tense finish! 😬#SaudiArabianGP #F2 pic.twitter.com/ciGZEr8rXk
— Formula 2 (@Formula2) March 9, 2024
Haas scored its first point this weekend! It must be said that Niko Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen played it collectively, with the latter protecting his teammate from fierce competition in the midfield…
YOU SHALL NOT PASS 👊🇩🇰#HaasF1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/U2e13rirFi
— MoneyGram Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) March 9, 2024
… Kevin Magnussen had some tough battles with Alex Albon and Yuki Tsunoda during the Grand Prix, resulting in several penalties for him. This allowed Niko Hülkenberg to score the team’s first point.
Haasterplan worked pic.twitter.com/GocsxEPfp0
— F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial) March 9, 2024
The final podium of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. A new one-two finish for Red Bull while Charles Leclerc secures his first podium of the season.
Your top three in Jeddah! 🥇🥈🥉#F1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/Rpo2RncBPA
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 9, 2024
See you in two weeks for the selection of the best tweets from the Australian weekend!
