Red Bull “show” in Saudi Arabia, Perez wins convincingly, followed by Verstappen
Sergio Perez was the winner of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Formula 1 this Sunday. The Mexican was put in danger only by his teammate, Max Verstappen, who, although he started from the 15th place, halfway through the race he was second and tried to win, but in the end he did not succeed as Perez did everything perfectly until the end.
It was the second double of the season for the Red Bull duo and a huge signal to all the other teams that, unless things change quickly, this will be their undisputed season.
Fernando Alonso finished in third place, confirming the quality of the Aston Martin, but after the race he was given a 10-second penalty for having committed another in-race penalty while the safety car was on track. Thus, although Alonso climbed to the podium, in the end the third place went to George Russell and the Spaniard dropped to fourth. In fifth place was Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari was aiming for at least third place in this race, but Carlos Sainz was only sixth, followed by Charles Leclerc. The latter started 12th, but stuck in front of his teammate.
After two races this season, Verstappen leads the standings with 44 points, followed by Perez with 43, while Fernando Alonso has 30 points. As for the cars, Red Bull has 87 points, Aston Martin follows with 38, the same as Mercedes, while Ferrari has accumulated only 26 points.
The next race will take place in Australia on April 2.
