In complete fluency Sergio Perez goes on to win the Saudi Arabian grand prix in Jeddah. The pilot of Red Bull he almost always led the race, except for a few passes at the start when Fernando Alonso, which concludes in third position, manages to overcome it with an excellent start. Starting procedure, however, not respected by the Spaniard who positions himself too much to the left of his pitch, receiving a penalty of 5 seconds. Alonso also reaches i 100 podiums in career. Between the two, at the checkered flag, there is Max Verstappen. The Dutchman manages to finish his comeback on podium behind only his teammate who practically led a race wave.
Mercedes improved, Ferrari (it seems) worse
In fourth and fifth position they conclude the Mercedes, respectively with George Russell e Lewis Hamilton. The two black panthers demonstrated a step much improved and significantly tire degradation reduced compared to that seen in Bahrain. Quite the opposite was the Ferrari, who concludes the GP in sixth and seventh position, with Carlos in front of Charles. The red, in addition to not having a constant pace and at the level of the other teams, it was very unfortunate: a Safety Car almost ruins a strategy wave by the Italian team. Thanks to an overcut, in fact, they had managed to overtake the other Aston Martin by Lance stroll which, however, it must withdraw.
Saudi Arabia GP: great battles in the midfield
The first of the others, in eighth position, is Esteban Ocon, which precedes the other Alpine of the team mate Pierre Gasly. The French stable is confirmed to be very fit and probably fifth force on the grid. To close the points area, in P10, there is Kevin Magnussen with Haas. After a spectacular battle with the AlphaTauri of Yuki tsunoda (P11) and companion Nico Hulkenberg (P12). Once again McLaren disappoints, finishing in P15 with Oscar piastri and in P17 with Lando Norris. The Australian proves to be a hot foot and manages to beat even one of the most promising youngsters of the circus.
This is how the Saudi Arabian GP ends. Appointment in two weeks, with the Australian Grand Prix!
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
