The excitement of the championship in Formula 1 was carried to the last race for the first time after a long break this year. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the race at the Saudi Arabian Jeddah Street Track, the second to last race.
in Formula 1 We have conveyed to you all the developments during the week in the news of the qualifying rounds. Twice the red flag was waved, three times the start was made, many times virtual safety and real safety car decisions were made. Saudi Arabia Jeddah Street Track The race ended with Lewis Hamilton’s victory.
Champion of the season in Formula 1 On Sunday, December 12 at 16:00 It will be determined by the race that will be held. Finishing the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, he will be the champion of the season.
Grid order of the race and tire preferences of the drivers
First place in the race Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton while starting; He was followed by teammate Valtteri Bottas and champion Max Verstappen. Charles Leclerc is in fourth place and Sergio Perez from Red Bull is in fifth place in this race where every point he gets in the constructors’ championship is worth gold.
Except for McLaren driver Lando Norris, none of the drivers chose soft-dough tires at the start of the race. While Ricciardo, Sainz and Vettel prefer hard rubber rubber; all other pilots medium pulp preferred.
Start moment: Everything continues from where it left off as if it were yesterday
The expected picture at takeoff was that Verstappen took advantage of Hamilton by taking the air lane, but this expectation did not materialize due to the very short first straight.
At the time of take off While there is no change in the top five; Perez suffered a minor blockage and lost his chance to pass Leclerc. Again at takeoff, there was contact between Stroll and Russell and between Ocon and Tsunoda. The reviewers explained that these events were noted.
Round 4 -9: between the referees Stroll and Russell and between Ocon and Tsunoda. no need to review they declared.
Lap 10: Mick Schumacher crashed, safety car decision made
in this round Haas driver Mick Schumacher crashes into barriers was out of the race. It was noteworthy that Schumacher had an accident at the same place as Leclerc during the week. As the safety vehicle enters the runway; Hamilton, Bottas and Perez pit; Verstappen continued the race without pitting.
Round 11: Ranking as a result of the pits of the pilots who use the safety car as an opportunity and want to use this opportunity. Verstappen, Hamilton and Bottas while forming; Perez is in 8th place. settled down. Red Bull pitted Perez and not pitted Verstappen; Mercedes pitted both drivers and rolled the dice.
Verstappen on team radio this round the safety car needs to go faster forwarded.
Round 14: The jackpot hits Red Bull before the new year
In order to complete the cleaning of the runway, red flag decision was taken. According to this decision, the vehicles will be waiting in the pit lane and the pilots will be able to change tires without losing a turn until the red flag decision is finalized. Max Verstappen and Red Bull were the most profitable names from this situation.
Especially Hamilton and Mercedes criticized this decision of the referees for a long time over the team radio.
Lap 15: The race has been started for the second time and red flagged again
After a break of about 20 minutes, the race stopped again and continued as a start.
At the start, things got mixed up once again. On the first straight, Hamilton passed Verstappen; Verstappen coming from outside replied to Hamilton. Ocon passed Hamilton as Hamilton lost momentum. However, due to the events in the middle ranks, the red flag decision came again.
Events leading to the red flag decision; Mazepin hit Russell from behind at high speed and Leclerc made contact with Perez.
After the red flag decision, championship director Masi told Red Bull management; “Verstappen should move to third place, we think he has the advantage over Hamilton, if you don’t agree I can pass it on to the commission” he made an offer. Red Bull accepted this offer. When the race starts again, the order is Ocon, Hamilton, Verstappen, Ricciardo and Bottas; Red Bull’s other driver, Perez, was out of the race.
Lap 17: Third time started in Arabia
Between Ocon and Hamilton at the third start a little contact while living; Verstappen passed both Hamilton and Ocon to take the lead. Later, Ocon also lost his place to Hamilton and relegated to third place. At the end of this lap, the ranking was formed as Verstappen, Hamilton, Ocon, Ricciardo and Bottas; Perez, Russell, Mazepin and Schumacher were the names that were out of the race and could not participate in the start.
Round 20: The difference between Verstappen and Hamilton is 1.2 seconds. The top five continue as Verstappen, Hamilton, Ocon, Ricciardo and Bottas.
Round 23: AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda had contact with Sebastian Vettel after a duel and had to crash into the barriers. after the collision in order to collect the pieces on the track The virtual security appliance (VSC) decision has arrived. VSC ends round 26; Tsunoda continued the race with a front wing change.
Lap 30: We saw the safety cars rather than the race
While the ranking in the top five continues as Verstappen, Hamilton, Ocon, Ricciardo and Bottas; Due to the contact between Räikkönen and Vettel 3 laps before this lap, VSC decision was made at intervals of 2 times. Also in Tsuno 5 seconds time penalty.
Lap 37: Hamilton hits Verstappen from behind
The VSC decision was once again made in the 36th round. On lap 37, Hamilton attacked Verstappen on the straight, but on the next corner Verstappen came from the outside and passed Hamilton. There was little contact during the attack. After this attack from the outside, Red Bull told Verstappen “give your place back to Hamilton” he ordered. When Verstappen was going to give Hamilton his place, Hamilton coming from behind crashed into Verstappen, causing minor damage to Hamilton’s front wing. Both cases are under investigation.
Round 40: The result of the investigation has not yet been announced. Verstappen continues the race in first place. There is heavy radio traffic between the FIA, Masi, Red Bull and Mercedes.
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lap 42: Hamilton passed Verstappen on the straight, but Verstappen countered once again. After this mutual attack, the investigation ended and Verstappen 5 second time penalty took.
Round 44: Hamilton went ahead of Verstappen. Now leader Lewis Hamilton. The new standings were Hamilton, Verstappen, Ocon, Bottas and Ricciardo.
Final lap: Victory Lewis Hamilton’s
Lewis Hamilton won the first race at the Saudi Arabian Jeddah Street Circuit; Max Verstappen finished the race in second place. Valtteri Bottas, the other driver of Mercedes, passed Esteban Ocon at the finish line and took third place.
After the Saudi Arabian race Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton equalized. Formula 1 champion of the season next week Abu DhabiIt will be determined in the final race to be held in . In the race to be held in Abu Dhabi, Verstapppen and Hamilton race winner will be declared the champion.