Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was seemingly in disbelief following the conclusion of the opening day at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with him having found himself over a second behind Red Bull once again. The start of the weekend in Saudi Arabia had started positively for Mercedes, with the Germans having looked fairly good during Free Practice 1. Hamilton ended the opening session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit narrowly behind George Russell in sixth, but over 1.1 seconds behind Max Verstappen who led the way. Given that the race takes place at night and FP1 is carried out during the day, the opening session in Jeddah is somewhat unrepresentative of what to actually expect,...
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