Max Verstappen heads Red Bull 1-2 in Saudi Arabia after heavy Lance Stroll crash

Max Verstappen led house a Pink Bull 1-2 with one other dominant efficiency on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to proceed his good begin to his F1 title defence. 

Unaffected by the continuing noise and controversy surrounding his Pink Bull staff, three-time world champion Verstappen was in full management as he made it two wins from two races in the beginning of the 2024 season.

The one time Verstappen didn’t lead was after he pitted below an early Security Automobile when Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll crashed closely on Lap 7, and McLaren’s Lando Norris stayed out.

However it took simply two laps after the restart for Verstappen to revive his lead with a straightforward move on Norris, earlier than the Dutchman checked out on his option to claiming his 56th grand prix victory.

Sergio Perez picked up a five-second time penalty for an unsafe launch however was nonetheless in a position to comfortably safe a second consecutive Pink Bull 1-2.

Having misplaced out to Perez within the early phases, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc needed to settle with the ultimate spot on the rostrum in a distant third.

Oscar Piastri was the lead McLaren driver in fourth, whereas Fernando Alonso took a powerful fifth place in his Aston Martin, simply heading off Mercedes’ George Russell.

However the standout drive of the day undoubtedly went to British teenager Oliver Bearman, who completed an excellent seventh to attain factors in his first F1 race as an emergency stand-in for Ferrari common Carlos Sainz, who was dominated out the weekend with appendicitis.

The 18-year-old, who turned the youngest-ever British F1 driver, managed to maintain fellow countrymen Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton behind him to cap off a formidable debut in Jeddah.

Behind Norris and Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg grabbed a priceless first level of the season for his Haas staff.