Verstappen eases to victory at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took a comfortable victory in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. 18 year old Oliver Bearman scored points on his debut in seventh for Ferrari while McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished fourth ahead of the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.

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Verstappen beats Leclerc to pole in Saudi Arabia

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in imperious form as he set pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen did not need a second lap in final qualifying as he beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.319 seconds while his teammate Sergio Perez will start third ahead of the impressive Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.

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Carlos Sainz out of Saudi Arabian GP with appendicitis, Oliver Bearman to drive

British teenager Oliver Bearman will replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari for this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Spaniard underwent successful surgery for appendicitis. Sainz missed his media duties on Wednesday through illness before participating in both of Thursday’s practice sessions in Jeddah, but Ferrari announced ahead of Friday’s final practice and qualifying that the Spaniard had been diagnosed with appendicitis.

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FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem investigated for alleged race interference

Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motorsport’s governing body the FIA, is under investigation for allegedly interfering over a Formula 1 race result. A whistleblower has told the FIA that Ben Sulayem allegedly intervened to overturn a penalty given to Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso at the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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Verstappen leads home Red Bull 1-2 in Bahrain

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sent out a chilling message to his Formula 1 rivals with a crushing victory in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The defending champion finished 22 seconds clear of teammate Sergio Perez while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz came home third ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc. Mercedes’ George Russell dropped from third to finish fifth amid cooling issues McLaren’s Lando Norris was sixth.

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