Starting from pole position, Sergio Perez won the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, followed by Max Verstappen, the performer of the day. The reigning world champion was 15th on the starting grid, but finished second: RedBull made a “double” on the track in Jeddah.
Max Verstappen, second despite starting 15th in Jeddah
RedBull showed in Saudi Arabia that they play (at least for now) at a different level than the competition. Sergio Perez won the circuit in Jeddah after starting from pole position, while Max Verstappen was second at the end of the race despite starting 15th on the grid.
HE RULES THESE STREETS!!
Sergio Perez won the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix! Verstappen and Alonso completed the podium#GP of Saudi Arabia #F1 pic.twitter.com/GNDeeoyNRz
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
Veteran Fernando Alonso initially took the podium (Aston Martin – it would have been his 100th career podium), but the Iberian was handed a 10-second post-race penalty and ended up finishing 4th in the Grand Prix.
BREACH: Fernando Alonso gets 10-second penalty for wrongful penalty and misses out on podium in Jeddah
He dropped to fourth, while George Russell moved up to third#GP of Saudi Arabia #F1 pic.twitter.com/PWA3dM3wI4
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
After this decision, George Russell (Mercedes) took the podium in an extreme manner.
Our bombers on the streets of Saudi Arabia uD83DuDC47#GP of Saudi Arabia #F1 pic.twitter.com/htKutPxOVf
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
They also finished in the points at the circuit in Jeddah: Lewis Hamilton (5th), Carlos Sainz (Ferrari – 6th), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari – 7th), Esteban Ocon (Alpine – 8th), Pierre Gasly (Alpine – 9th place). ) and Kevin Magnussen (Haas – 10th place).
Driver of the day: Max Verstappen
13 places up from the grid uD83DuDCC8uD83DuDCC8uD83DuDCC8@Max33Ferstappen is ours #F1Driver of the Day in Jeddah!#GP of Saudi Arabia #F1 @sales department pic.twitter.com/ZKCqEaklc7
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
Pilot rating of the MP from Saudi Arabia
1 Max Verstappen – RedBull 44 points
2 Sergio Perez – RedBull 43
3 Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin 30
4. Carlos Sainz – Ferrari 20
5 Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes 20
6 George Russell – Mercedes 18
7 Lance Stroll – Aston Martin 8
8 Charles Leclerc – Ferrari 6
9 Pierre Gasly – Alpine 4
10 Esteban Ocon – Alpine 4
11 Valtteri Bottas – Alfa Romeo 4
12 Kevin Magnussen – HAAS 1
13 Alexander Albon – Williams 1
14 Yuki Tsunoda – AlphaTauri 0
15 Nico Hulkenberg – HAAS 0
16 Logan Sargent – Williams 0
17 Zhou Guanyu – Aston Martin 0
18 Nick De Vries – AlphaTauri 0
19 Oscar Piastri – McLaren 0
20 Lando Norris – McLaren 0
Rating of builders
1 RedBull 87 points
2 Aston Martin 38s
3 Mercedes 38
4 Ferrari 26s
5 Alpine 8
6 Alfa Romeo 4
7 HAAS 1
8 Williams 1
9 Alpha Tauri 0
10 McLaren 0
Formula 1 season calendar for 2023
March 5: Bahrain – The winner is Max Verstappen
March 19: Saudi Arabia – Reverend Sergio Perez
April 2: Australia / Melbourne
April 16: China / Shanghai
April 30: Azerbaijan / Baku
May 7: Miami
May 21: Emilia-Romagna / Imola
May 28: Monaco
June 4: Spain / Barcelona
June 18: Canada / Montreal
July 2: Austria / Spielberg
July 9: Great Britain / Silverstone
July 23: Hungary / Budapest
July 30: Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps
August 27: Netherlands / Zandvoort
September 3: Italy / Monza
September 17: Singapore / Marina Bay
September 24: Japan / Suzuka
October 8: Qatar / Losail
October 22: USA / Austin
October 29: Mexico / Mexico City
November 5: Brazil / Sao Paulo
November 18: Las Vegas
November 26: Abu Dhabi / Yas Marina.
Source: Hot News
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