Introduction
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won an epic battle over Charles Leclerc at the 2022 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with Carlos Sainz completing the podium behind his Ferrari teammate – as pole-sitter, Sergio Perez had to settle for fourth after pitting just before a pivotal Safety Car.
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Perez led until Lap 16 when a flash of Ferrari mechanics perhaps triggered Red Bull into an early pit stop. That proved to be unfortunate; Williams’ Nicholas Latifi crashed at the final corner on the next lap and triggered a VSC then Safety Car, with Leclerc, Verstappen and Sainz capitalising.
The Mexican was set to restart third on Lap 21 when the Safety Car retreated but was found to have passed Sainz as the Spaniard exited the pits alongside the Red Bull during the caution period, leaving the pole-sitter fourth.
Another VSC emerged on Lap 38 when McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo crawled to a halt at the pit exit, Alpine’s…
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