After the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second race of the season also comes to the archives. In Jeddah, the Saudi Arabian GP ends again with Max Verstappen before all. The Dutchman dictates the law by finishing ahead of his teammate Perez, scoring another one-two, and Charles' Ferrari Leclerc. As in Bahrain, another Ferrari on the podium. This time, especially given Sainz's unavailability (he underwent appendicitis surgery during the weekend in Jeddah), Charles Leclerc is doing it. Without Sainz, he took over instead Bearman, author of a super performance considering his age (18 years) and the fact that it was his debut in Ferrari and in Formula 1. The Briton finished in seventh place in the standings, ahead of Lando Norris and a certain Lewis Hamilton .
F1, the ratings of the Saudi Arabian GP on Sky and NOW
Despite Verstappen's dominance, there was no lack of spectacle in Jeddah. Ferrari reconfirmed itself as the second force on the track and Bearman has undoubtedly rekindled the hearts of the various Ferrari fans, with a truly dream debut. The numbers of the Grand Prix also speak for themselves. THEThe Saudi Arabian GP, second GP of the 2024 F1 season, exclusively live from 18pm on Sky and streaming only on NOW, recorded as ratings 1 million 70 thousand average viewers, with a share of 7,9% and 1 million 772 thousand unique viewers. The post-race event attracted an average of 385 thousand spectators. On TV8 the delayed match at 21pm scored 1 million 92 thousand average viewers, with a share of 5,8%.
And now head to Australia
With this Grand Prix, Formula 1 now stops for a week before restarting for the third round of the season (out of 24 races) scheduled in Melbourne, Australia, thus closing the rich motoring month of March. The Australian GP, of course, will be live on Sky Sports and streaming on NOW.
