When his main opponent opened the race in 15th place, Max Verstappen managed to bring the victory tonight (Sunday) in the Saudi Grand Prix, when three laps to the end of the race, the Dutch-Belgian overtook Charles Leckler, held the lead until the end and brought first victory to Red Bull in the 2022 season .
Even before Leckler took the lead, Sergio Perez led the race, but suffered from incorrect timing of his stops, which brought him down in places of the race. The Red Bull Mexican finally finished in fourth place, off the podium.
The one who disappointed tonight, a direct continuation of his ability from the rankings yesterday, is Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes’ Briton, who started the race from 15th place, after hitting a terrible ranking last night, was already in sixth place, but incorrect timing of stopping, in addition to the good ability of his opponents finally left him in tenth place, as the one who closed the points in Saudi Arabia.
At the end of this race, Leckler still stands in first place in the table, with 45 points, below him Carlos Science with 33 and Max Verstappen third with 25. At this point, Hamilton is fifth. In the manufacturers’ table, Ferrari is currently in first place, with Mercedes Vered Bull standing below them.
