Saudi artist on track as work displayed at Jeddah Corniche Circuit

Saudi artist on track as work displayed at Jeddah Corniche Circuit

  • UAE
  • April 19, 2025

Jeddah: She Lloyd de McLaren prospered under intense pressure by Maya Weug more experienced to ensure her first victory of the F1 Academy on Saturday, taking the victory in the race one around the Jeddah Corniche circuit.

From the front row, the British driver overcame his teammate of Rodin Motorsport, Emma Felbermayr, in the turn one to assault the lead.

From there, she achieved the races calmly, clarifying while the battles unleashed behind her and build a solid advantage for the rivals.

Felbermayr backed away, losing P2 against Alisha Palmowski from Red Bull Racing before Weug made its way among the top three.

Meanwhile, the series leader, Doriane Pin, found himself locked in a fierce battle by P6 with Tina Hausmann.

But just when the fight was heating, the disaster hit Williams Driver Lia Block, starting from the back of the network after a classification accident, which was labeled by the back by Courtney Crone.

The incident took the security car and forced Chloe Chong to retire after she suffered damage while trying to avoid collision.

Lloyd handled the restart well, but as the race one made its conclusion, Weug, after passing through Palmowski by P2, began to close the gap quickly.

The couple dedicated himself to an exciting drag race on the last round, but Lloyd Hero Firm, crossing the line only 0.176 seconds ahead of the Ferrari pilot.

Palmowski similarly defended the PIN to ensure the end point of the podium, with Alba Larsen taking P5 ahead of Aston Martin’s Tina Hausmann. Chloe Chambers, who had to start running two from Pole, ended seventh, leaving Nina Gademan to claim the end point in race one.