Overall, the race itself was entertaining race to watch from start to finish. Sir Lewis Hamilton was on pole for Sunday's race ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen.
At the introductory Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Hamilton took the lead at the start ahead of Bottas and Verstappen. Until lap 10, when Mick Schumacher crashed his Haas at the fast Turn 22 resulting of the safety car, Mercedes pitted their drivers for tyres under the safety car. While, Verstappen opted to stay out, with the red flag coming out on lap 14 to fix the barriers.
When the race restart the race stopped again on lap 15 after a crash between Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc, and then for Nikita Mazepin and George Russell. Which result retirement for Perez, Mazepin and Russell.
The race restarted once again on lap 16 without no drama with Verstappen keeping the lead with Hamilton behind him. By lap 37, Hamilton passed Verstappen for the lead at turn 1, with Verstappen out-braking Hamilton which result both drivers going off road for a moment, then on turn 26 both driver collide with each over as Verstappen is instructed to give the place to Hamilton, damaging Hamilton's front wing. Vertappen received a ten-second time penalty for causing the collision with Hamilton and a further five-second time penalty from early on for gaining an advantage.
And then on lap 43, Hamilton took the lead from Verstappen at turn 26 and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Hamilton's eighth race win of the season.
While, Max Verstappen finished in second place in the Red Bull, Verstappen was twenty-two seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas finished in third place in the other Mercedes to complete the podium pipping Esteban Ocon on the finishing line, Bottas was twenty-seven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the fifty lap race.
Now with a race to go, Sir Lewis Hamilton Grand Prix win at Jeddah and Max Verstappen only managing a second place finish. The gap in the F1 Drivers' Standings has been reduce from eight points to no points between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton in the standings with a race to go. Which means whoever got the most points in Abu Dhabi will take the Drivers' Championship for either Max Verstappen's first or Hamilton's eighth Drivers' Championship.
While Mercedes still leads F1 Constructors' Standings, the gap is now now improved from five to twenty-eight points with a race to go.
Mercedes could win their eighth Constructors' Championship in Abu Dhabi. Mercedes needs a second place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix no matter what happen to Red Bull's result in Abu Dhabi.
Red Bull could win their fifth constructors' Championship in Abu Dhabi. Red Bull needs to score twenty-nine points more than Mercedes to win the title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 10 (pole, race win, fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Max Verstappen - 8 (finished second)
Sergio Pérez - 6 (DNF, Collision with Leclerc)
McLaren - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished fifth)
Lando Norris - 6 (finished tenth)
Aston Martin - 5
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (DNF, Collision damage with Tsunoda)
Lance Stroll - 6 (finished eleventh)
Alpine - 7
Fernando Alonso - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Esteban Ocon - 10 (finished fourth)
Ferrari - 6
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished seventh)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eighth)
AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 7 (finished sixth)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 7
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 9 (finished ninth)
Haas - 4
Mick Schumacher - 5 (DNF, Accident)
Nikita Mazepin - 3 (DNF, Collision with Russell)
Williams - 5
George Russell - 5 (DNF, Colision with Mazepin)
Nicholas Latifi - 6 (finished twelfth)
Next stop Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in a weeks time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for the last round of the 2021 Formula 1 season.
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