In the risk race in Saudi Arabia, world champion Max Verstappen showed his new title rival Charles Leclerc the limits. In a gripping duel on the final laps, the Formula 1 champion in the Red Bull squeezed past the long-leading Ferrari star in Jeddah on Sunday and clinched his first win in the second race of the season.
Behind world championship leader Leclerc, his teammate Carlos Sainz finished third. “It was a great race, we fought hard,” said Verstappen. Pole man Sergio Pérez was fourth. For Lewis Hamilton, who started the race from 15th place, it was enough for a single point in the end.
There was a disappointment for Alfa-Sauber. Valtteri Bottas was doing well in the race for a long time, but had to park his car in the pits twelve laps before the end with a technical defect. Guanyu Zhou was also pointless in 11th. (law/dpa)