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The Silver Arrows are already facing up to another lost season after disappointing results in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia

Minister of Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal has crowned Mexico’s Sergio Perez with F1 STC Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023 Prize who ranked first in the race held at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, driver of Red Bull and champion of the last edition, ranked…

In the final quarter of the race, Verstappen began to report vibrations around the driveshaft with concerning noises at high speed, fearing a repeat of his qualifying failure.

Red Bull continues their early dominance of the Formula 1 season, as Sergio Perez takes victory in Saudi Arabia ahead of his charging teammate.

Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez was triumphant in the second race of the season with Max Verstappen runner-up and and Fernando Alonso third

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.

Alonso finished third but did not adequately serve a penalty he was given in the race, meaning he was slapped with a second punishment and will lose his podium to George Russell

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.

After Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin outdragged him off the startline, Perez hit the front by Lap 4 and pulled clear, as team-mate Verstappen battled back from starting 15th after a driveshaft failure in qualifying.