After the disappointment of a late retirement from the season-opener in Bahrain last weekend due to a vacuum in the fuel system of his Red Bull car, Verstappen bounced back to defeat Leclerc in an enthralling race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Carlos Sainz Jr completed the podium ahead of Sergio Perez, who lost out in the early safety car period having pitted just before it which allowed the three podium finishers to leapfrog him, with George Russell having a lonely race for Mercedes in fifth place.
Lewis Hamilton put in a recovery drive having started in 15th place, but saw his charge limited to 10th place at the finish partly due to missing a pitstop window when the pitlane was closed in a virtual safety car period as both Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo stopped on-track due to separate mechanical problems.
While there was plenty of action on the track, focus about circuit safety regained attention after Mick Schumacher’s heavy qualifying crash which ultimately ruled…
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