What we gained from Thursday F1 practice at the 2024 Saudi Arabian GP
After an uncommon season opener in Bahrain-- where all the frontrunners disallow the dominant Max Verstappen were hobbled to differing degrees-- there was much to anticipate from Formula 1's 2nd 2024 round, occurring this weekend in Jeddah.
At F1's 2nd night occasion in a week, there was once again just one session truly worth paying very close attention too - regardless of Verstappen blazing a trail in the warm late-afternoon FP1 session for Red Bull.
In FP2, he wound up 'just' 3rd and with Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin blazing a trail. Digging a little much deeper, the times logged so far recommend Red Bull maintains its commanding general edge even on Jeddah's much smoother track surface area and its higher-average speed design compared to Bahrain.
There are some crumbs of convenienc...