By a hair. Ferrari also made it clear in qualifying in Saudi Arabia that it's there, ready to fight. As in Bahrain, Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are there, this time behind a Red Bull… and it's not Verstappen's. In Jeddah it is in fact pole position for Sergio Perez who steals the best performance from Charles Leclerc. Carlos Sainz was also fighting for pole. The Ferrari driver came close to the first pole position of his career and, slightly regretting not having achieved it, declared in the post qualifying session: “The lap that got me the third fastest time was good. I got it with used tires and I don't know why used tires give me a better feeling this weekend than new tyres”.
The tire problem
Sainz who specifically experienced a problem, tire management: “I find it very difficult to manage new tyres. In the last attempt in Q3 I had no grip and I struggled a lot. With used rubber my attempt was not bad. Checo and Charles cheated me a little, but that's okay. Tomorrow will be an exciting race. In the first two rows we have Red Bull and Ferrari. We will play strategy”.
Source: Motorsport.com
