Max Verstappen takes another victory at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
09. 03. 2024
4 min

Max Verstappen takes another victory at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

James Whitaker
I’m James Whitaker, a British sports journalist focused on Formula 1 and MotoGP. I share the latest news and easy-to-understand analysis from the motorsport world

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Max Verstappen took dominant victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, leading a Red Bull 1-2 with Sergio Perez in second place.

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The weekend in Jeddah went according to plan until Friday's third practice, before which Ferrari announced that Carlos Sainz would have to undergo acute appendix surgery and that he was withdrawing from the grand prix programme. Sainz was replaced in the cockpit by 18-year-old rookie Oliver Bearman, who was originally due to take part in the F2 race in Saudi Arabia.

However, Bearman showed he was ready in free practice, in which he showed good pace, and confirmed this in the subsequent qualifying session on Friday, in which he was 11th. 

 

In the last part of qualifying, the focus turned once again to Max Verstappen's Red Bull. The Low German confirmed his role as the favourite and took his second pole position of the year by a margin of three tenths. He was joined on the front row by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, as he had been the week before.

In Saturday's race, it was Vestappen again who took the lead after the lights went out. He was followed by Leclerc for a while, but was overtaken by Sergio Pérez on lap four.

On lap six, Lance Stroll crashed heavily, requiring the Safety Car to come out. The vast majority of the drivers took advantage of the situation to pit stop. Except for four drivers, including Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton.

Norris took the lead, but only for a moment, because shortly after the restart Verstappen took the lead again.

The Red Bull driver then left no doubt and drove to a clear victory. Behind him, the situation was not dramatic either. Perez easily secured second place ahead of Charles Leclerc.

Behind them, the order was as follows: Oscar Piastri finished fourth, Fernando Alonso fifth and George Russell sixth.

A very good seventh place went to the newcomer Bearman.

Norris and Hamilton's bet on pit stop postponement didn't work out too well, with the two British drivers finishing the race in eighth and ninth respectively. 

Nico Hülkenberg took the final point, securing the first points of the year for the Haas team.

2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix results

MaxVerstappen Red Bull -    
Sergio Perez Red Bull 13.643    
Charles Leclerc Ferrari 18.639    
Oscar Piastri McLaren 32.007    
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 35.759    
George Russell Mercedes 39.936    
Oliver Bearman Ferrari 42.679    
Lando Norris McLaren 45.708    
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 47.391    
10  Nico Hulkenberg  Haas 1:16.996    
11  Alexander Albon Williams 1:28.354    
12  Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:45.737    
13  Esteban Ocon Alpine + 1 Lap    
14  Logan Sargeant Williams + 1 Lap    
15  Yuki Tsunoda RB + 1 Lap    
16  Daniel Ricciardo RB + 1 Lap    
17  Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber + 1 Lap    
18 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber + 1 Lap    
Lance Stroll Aston Martin DNF    
- Pierre Gasly Alpine DNF    

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