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F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez cruises to Red Bull 1-2 as penalty denies Alonso podium

Perez crossed the line 5.3s clear of Verstappen, who spent the final laps charging his battery for a final-tour tilt at the fastest lap - which was ultimately successful as he crossed the line with a 1m31.906s lap.

Autosport · Mar 19, 2023

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Perez wins as Verstappen recovers to second

Perez crossed the line 5.3s clear of Verstappen, who spent the final laps charging his battery for a final-tour tilt at the fastest lap which was ultimately successful as he crossed the line with a 1m31.906s lap.

Motorsport · Mar 19, 2023

Sergio Perez wins Saudi GP as Verstappen aided by safety car and Alonso stripped of third

Verstappen started 15th but was up to second by the mid-way point in the race, helped by a controversial safety car, while Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished fourth and fifth ahead of the Ferraris

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2023

F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

In a dramatic qualifying on the Jeddah street track, Perez grabbed his second career F1 pole position, 12 months on from his maiden pole which came at the same circuit.

Autosport · Mar 18, 2023

Ocon twice hit the wall in "too close" Saudi Arabian GP qualifying

Ocon ran to a strong sixth in qualifying, lapping the Jeddah street circuit 0.813 seconds adrift of polesitter Sergio Perez - who led the Red Bull charge following a driveshaft failure for Max Verstappen.

Autosport · Mar 18, 2023

Alonso "not in a position" to beat Red Bull in Saudi Arabian F1 GP

The double world champion set the third fastest time in qualifying, 0.465 seconds away from Perez's ultimate pace, but will move up to the front row on the grid as Charles Leclerc will cop at least a 10-place grid penalty for taking on new control electronics.

Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023

Alonso "not in a position" to beat Perez, Red Bull in Saudi Arabian F1 GP

The double world champion set the third fastest time in qualifying, 0.465 seconds away from Perez's ultimate pace, but will move up to the front row on the grid as Charles Leclerc will cop at least a 10-place grid penalty for taking on new control electronics.

Autosport · Mar 18, 2023

F1 Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen leads FP3 from Perez, Alonso third

Having headed the opening pair of practice sessions on Friday, Verstappen showcased more excellent pace on Saturday afternoon with early hard tyre runs, prior to a flurry of laps on the softest compound that culminated in his headline 1m28.485s time.

Autosport · Mar 18, 2023

Sebring 1-2 "very important" for Toyota against new WEC rivals

Lopez, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway won the opening round of the 2023 WEC season in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid, leading the sister #8 car crewed by Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa by just over two seconds.

Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023

F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped both practice sessions on Friday, leading Alpine's Fernando Alonso by two tenths of a second in FP2.

Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023