Max Verstappen, the Dutch driver of the Red Bull team, won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second leg of the season in the Formula 1 World Championship. Leclerc won the Bahrain GP, while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz finished third. Our editors Görkem Ağgündüz and Ali Genç conveyed the race that will be talked about in full detail on Futbol Plus screens;
The second leg of the season was held on the 6.1 kilometer long Corniche Track in the city of Jeddah.
The second race of the season in the city of Jeddah was held this weekend, despite the attack on Aramco’s petroleum products distribution facilities in the city on Friday.
The Mexican driver of the Red Bull team, Sergio Perez, who won the first pole position of his career, kept his first place at the beginning of the race, while Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took over the leadership after the car of the Iranian-Canadian pilot Nicholas Latifi crashed into the wall and was out of the race.
The last 4 laps of the race, which was held over 50 laps, witnessed a rivalry between Leclerc, who took the first place for a long time, and Max Verstappen, the last champion Red Bull driver.
Verstappen, who finished first in the race, won in Formula 1 for the first time this year and for the 21st time in his career.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who has 7 world championships in his career, finished the race in 10th place.
Haas driver Mick Schumacher, who had a serious accident yesterday by hitting the wall in the qualifying race, but was declared conscious, was taken to the hospital for checkups and could not take part in today’s race.
In the first race of the season in Bahrain, Ferrari drivers Leclerc and Carlos Sainz doubled while Hamilton finished third. Last champion Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was out of the race due to a problem with his car with three laps left.
The third race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix, will be held on April 10.
Following the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the top 5 places of the drivers and teams classification were as follows:
PILOTS
1. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 45 points
2. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 33
3. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 25
4. George Russell (Great Britain): 22
5. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 16
TEAMS
1. Ferrari: 78
2. Mercedes: 38
3. Red Bull: 37
4. Alpine: 16
5. Haas Ferrari: 12