2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Highlights

Charles Leclerc delivered a determined and tactically sharp drive to claim his first podium finish of the season, securing third place at the 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah. It marked a milestone for both the driver—his 44th career podium—and the team, as Scuderia Ferrari HP celebrated its 830th podium in F1 history.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton brought his SF-25 home in seventh place, rounding off a race where strategy, race pace, and pit crew performance once again showcased Ferrari’s upward trajectory. For the second race in a row, the team scored more points than any other, a strong sign of the progress being made in both Maranello and trackside operations.

At the lights out, Charles held onto fourth, while Lewis made a quick move on Carlos Sainz (Williams) to slot into sixth. By lap 12, Hamilton had to concede to Lando Norris, slipping back to seventh.

While Lewis opted for an early switch to Hards on lap 21, rejoining in P8, Charles stretched his Medium tyre stint brilliantly, leading the race by lap 29. That strategy paid dividends, creating a valuable nine-lap advantage over George Russell on the same compound.

Leclerc then executed a clean and decisive move on Russell at Turn 1 on lap 38, reclaiming third place with authority. From there, he managed the race under pressure from Norris, using the strong pace of the SF-25 to pick through backmarkers and maintain his podium position to the finish.

Charles Leclerc, Driver, Scuderia Ferrari

Our team’s dedication was evident this weekend. We executed the race perfectly in terms of strategy and the pit stop. The hard work of our mechanics has brought us to this level, and I couldn’t be prouder of our team’s performance today. We truly made the most of it.

Looking ahead, our focus is on qualifying. While sector one was our main weakness in qualifying here, it turned out to be our best sector in the race. This shows that we are capable of improvement, and we will work on finding the right balance to make another step forward.

Lewis Hamilton, Driver, Scuderia Ferrari

It was a challenging weekend with a lack of pace and consistency across the three days. The start of the Grand Prix was solid, but I had to manage the front tyres in the first stint. The second half improved, closing the gap to Kimi (Antonelli).

I’m focused on working with the team and seeing what we can bring to Miami. Huge congratulations to Charles and the team for a well-deserved podium.

Frédéric Vasseur – Team Principal, Scuderia Ferrari

It was a good race, especially with Charles, who took a well-deserved third place. Initially, he was a bit conservative since he was in dirty air, and our strategy was to extend the stint. His management was excellent, and he was able to increase his pace from lap 10 onwards, doing a fantastic job, especially when he was in free air. In some parts of the race, he was even faster than Piastri and Verstappen, and this proves we are improving, at least in race trim, while we need to keep working on our form in qualifying.

Lewis struggled more with his pace and was not helped because he was often in dirty air. We need to stay focused and work flat out, and I’m sure the results will come. From tomorrow, we will start preparing for Miami and continue to deal with this season race by race. Focusing on ourselves. It’s the same approach and attitude we had last year, and we plan to stick with it.

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