His concentration in activities outside the cockpit is what former F1 world champion Alan Jones believed to be his downfall.
While the casual fan might be okay with doing away with practice, hardcore fans will have a massive problem.
Alonso finished second overall with two rounds completed in 2023, trailing only the Red Bull drivers in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
The seven-time world champion failed to win a single race in 2022 and has had a lackluster start to the 2023 campaign.
After leaving McLaren at the conclusion of the 2022 season, Ricciardo joined Red Bull, his previous team where he competed from 2014 to 2018.
On Sunday, De Vries finished in 14th place while teammate Yuki Tsunoda finished in 11th place as AlphaTauri left Jeddah with no points.
It follows a period of deterioration for McLaren, during which the team finished fourth in 2021 and fifth in 2022. They haven't accrued any points after the first two races in 2023...
After pulling off the track on Lap 16 and triggering the deployment of the Safety Car, the Canadian driver quickly realised that his promising start was quickly fading.
Hulkenberg finished in P12 after an exciting race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, just over five seconds short of the winning point.
The Dane was understandably pleased with the overtake that led to the scoring of his first season point.