The second day of Fanta F1 in Jeddah ends with the great return of Max Verstappen in first position with the number that marked his entire Formula 1 career until 2022, i.e. + 33! The score for those who chose him as first driver obviously doubles!
The comparison with Leclerc, which ranks 2nd with + 29 points, also pilot of the day Sky (+5), once again kept us in suspense until the very end. The duel between the two is enriched with details and movements that enhance the driving style of one or the other and the characteristics of two machines that border on perfection.
Equally on the other hand Russell e Sainz: Sainz he was disadvantaged by the Virtual Safety Car regime, but finished the race on the podium and with a decent amount of points (+ 16). Gets a good +16 also George Russel, definitely more comfortable with this single-seater than Lewis Hamilton who closes this day with a +7, arrived above all for the positions earned.
A decent score also for Lando Norris +12 who immediately after Hamilton was the one to have conquered the most positions, and Estaban Ocon who finished with a +12.5.
A disaster instead as regards i DNF. You know, Jeddah it's like roulette, the walls are close and we have had 7 withdrawals since Saturday, the first with Mick Schumacher, on Saturday. Fortunately Mick didn't have repercussions after the strong impact, which destroyed the VF-22 instead. Furthermore Mick having already passed the Q1 at the time of the accident does not have a -10 but a -9.
Same fate instead for Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Latifi and Albon. The first two due to a technical problem must be withdrawn and close with a -10. Latifs instead it ends up against barriers, too Albon he withdraws but following contact with Stroll. They also close with a -10.
Due to the score obtained in qualifying, Bottas and Alonso, despite not having finished the race, end the weekend with a -7. Same score for Zhou, which unlike them has accumulated i malus for penalties received during the race.
Here is a detailed count of the points, pending the officialization of the results by the FIA.
The official scores and rankings will be published tomorrow in the respective leagues on the website www.Fantaf1.com