After the disappointment of a late retirement from the season-opener in Bahrain last weekend due to a vacuum in the fuel system of his Red Bull car, Verstappen bounced back to defeat Leclerc in an enthralling race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Carlos Sainz Jr completed the podium ahead of Sergio Perez, who lost out in the early safety car period having pitted just before it which allowed the three podium finishers to leapfrog him, with George Russell having a lonely race for Mercedes in fifth place.
