Monday, 20 March 2023

2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Review

Review of the second round of the 2023 F1 season at Jeddah Corniche Circuit, in the the centre of Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Overall, the race itself was a good race to watch from start to finish. Sergio Pérez was on pole for Sunday's race ahead of Fernando Alonso and George Russell.

Alonso took the lead at the start ahead of Pérez. Until tbe end of lap 3 when Pérez took the lead on the pit-straight ahead of Alonso and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Sergio Pérez's first race win of the season.



While, Current Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen finished in second place in the other Red Bull to complete a second Red Bull one-two finish of the season, despite starting fifteenth place after a driveshaft failure in qualifying, Verstappen was five seconds behind Pérez at the end.

Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso finished in third place in the Aston Martin to complete the podium, Alonso was twenty-two seconds behind Pérez at the end of the fifty lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Red Bull Racing - 10
Max Verstappen - 10 (finished second, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 10 (pole, race win)

Ferrari - 6
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished seventh)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished sixth)

Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished fifth)
George Russell - 7 (finished fourth)

Alpine - 6
Esteban Ocon - 6 (finished eighth)
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished ninth)

McLaren - 5
Lando Norris - 5 (finished seventeenth)
Oscar Piastri - 5 (finished fifteenth)

Alfa Romeo - 4
Valtteri Bottas - 4 (finished eighthteen, lap down)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished thirteenth)

Aston Martin - 8
Fernando Alonso - 9 (finished third)
Lance Stroll - 8 (DNF, Engine)

Haas - 6
Kevin Magnussen - 7 (finished tenth)
Nico Hülkenberg - 6 (finished twelfth)

AlphaTauri - 6
Yuki Tsunoda - 7 (finished eleventh)
Nyck de Vries - 5 (finished fourteenth)

Williams - 5
Alexander Albon - 5 (DNF, Brakes)
Logan Sargeant - 5 (finished sixteenth)


Next stop Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne in two weeks time for the Australian Grand Prix

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