Max Verstappen continued the immaculate start to his quest for a fourth consecutive F1 world title with a comfortable win in Saudi Arabia.
Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix alongside second placed Red Bull Racing’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez and third placed Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc during the podium ceremony at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah on March 9, 2024. Picture: Giuseppe CACACE / AFP.
The pair finished 18.6 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, whose team-mate British teenager Oliver Bearman, at 18 the youngest ever Ferrari driver and third-youngest in F1 history, came home a remarkable seventh to make a points-scoring debut. “It was a bit boring because the Red Bulls were too quick,” said Leclerc, who clocked the fastest lap.“Ollie did an incredible job… Today, seventh in his first race – it’s hugely impressive. He is hugely talented.”
On the re-start, Bearman – who had pitted – made his first F1 passing move, lunging inside Yuki Tsunoda for 11th while Norris pulled a second clear of Verstappen at the front.
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