Formula 1 Saudi Arabian GP is over: So who won?

The second race of the Formula 1 2023 season was completed yesterday. Sergio Perez was the winner of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race held after Bahrain. Verstappen, who slowed down due to his misfortune in the qualifying laps, started the race from the 15th place. The details of the race, which raises the adrenaline level of the audience, are in our news.

Formula 1 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix reviews and results

The second leg of the Formula 1 2023 season was in Saudi Arabia. The track set in the city of Jeddah has the title of being the second longest track on the calendar. It is also the second fastest track in Italy after the temple of speed Monza. Pilots have the opportunity to speed up to 250 km/h on this track.

The Formula 1 Saudi Arabian GP training tours held on Saturday, March 18, went as expected. The winner of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd training rounds was Max Verstappen from the Red Bull team. There was a rivalry between Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso for the 2nd and 3rd places in the training rounds. Sergio Perez was the second of the 1st and 3rd training laps, and Fernando Alonso was the second of the 2nd training laps.

Things have changed in qualifying. A transfer problem Verstappen had slowed him down. Therefore, Verstappen, who fell behind, finished the race with 15th place. The pole position of the race was Verstappen’s teammate Perez. In short, we can say that it is a small leadership change. 2nd place on the grid belonged to Fernando Alonso and 3rd place belonged to George Russell.

The excitement started after the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian GP started. The first lap of the race was pretty clean. All pilots aim to maintain their positions in the first lap rather than move to the front rows. In the second round, Fernando Alonso received a 5-second penalty with a news from the management. It was noticed that Alonso was not positioning his car properly on the grid position.

After a clean race, when we came to the final laps, Verstappen increased his pace. However, his teammate Sergio Perez followed suit and the gap of 5 seconds did not close to 4.7 seconds. This made Verstappen second in the race. Between the 3rd and 4th place, there was a confusion caused by the Formula 1 management.

Under normal conditions, Fernando Alonso finished third. Alonso had popped his champagne on the podium to celebrate. However, the decision from the administration changed the order. According to the decision, Alonso had not received the necessary punishment. His 5-second penalty was increased to 10 seconds, replacing Alonso with George Russell on the podium.

Aston Martin appealed and the decision was re-examined. At the end of the review, Alonso was right and he took the 3rd place trophy again. In the final standings, Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) took the second place, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) took the second place and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) took the third place. Mercedes Benz driver Lewis Hamilton finished the race in 5th place.

Formula 1 2023 Driver Scoreboard

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