Mexican Sergio Perezfrom Red Bull Racing, conquered Saudi Arabia Grand Prix This Sunday at Jeddah, he won his fifth Formula 1 Grand Prix after Sakhir 2020, Baku 2021, Monaco 2022 and Singapore 2022.
At the start of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso, for Aston Martin, he was fastest and overtook Checo Pérez before reaching the first corner to take the lead of the race. However, he was penalized five seconds for starting from an incorrect position.
Even before the fourth round of Jeddah was over, the Mexican pilot opened DRS on the straight and returned to regain the lead at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Meanwhile the Monegasques Charles Leclerc and Dutch Verstappen, owned by Ferrari and Red Bull, respectively, moved up to positions after the start at the bottom of the grid. On lap fifteen, Leclerc was already in fifth position and Verstappen in sixth as they started from 12th and 15th respectively.
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Verstappen (P5) sneaking up on Leclerc (P4)#Saudi Arabian GP #F1 pic.twitter.com/YApRvfq0dT
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For his part, Checo was faster than Alonso and managed his advantage over the Spaniard very well.
On lap 18, the Canadian Lance Strollfrom Aston Martin, had to stop my car in the middle of the track and safety car to the track. At this point, Alonso drove into the pits and took advantage of a five-second penalty without losing second place.
The race resumed after three laps, and Checo began to fall behind the Spaniard by two seconds.
In the same time, Verstappen, a two-time Formula 1 champion, quickly rose through the ranks. On lap 24, the Dutchman fell behind Alonso and overtook the Spaniard without any problems.
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Verstappen passes Alonso second ✌️
Now he is ahead of only the leader of the race, Perez.#Saudi Arabian GP #F1 pic.twitter.com/xSCaXVE68n
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In second place, Verstappen moved within five seconds of Cheko and the Red Bull drivers began trading places. the fastest lap on the track in Jeddah.
Subsequently, “Mad Max” went in search of victory, but Cheko, an urban specialist, did not give the Dutchman a chance to get close on the track, and on lap 34 he had an advantage in 4.8 seconds ahead.
From my side, Alonso He was still in third position with a comfortable 10 second lead over the Englishman’s Mercedes. George Russell.
In the last 16 laps, the Mexican was able to maintain an advantage over Verstappen and won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
This is how the “top ten” races in Jeddah ended. However, Fernando Alonso was penalized and dropped to fourth position; Russell closed the podium.
TIME: Fernando Alonso receives a 10-second penalty for a wrongly taken penalty and loses the podium in Jeddah.
He drops to fourth while George Russell moves up to third.#Saudi Arabian GP #F1 pic.twitter.com/PWA3dM3wI4
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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