2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
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Victory for Max Verstappen ahead of Charles Leclerc!
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T50 – It’s the last lap! Max Verstappen still has a slim lead over Charles Leclerc.
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T47 – This time, Max Verstappen took the lead! The Dutchman takes a nice margin from the following corners!
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T44 – Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen exchange the lead of the race several times! But the Ferrari regains the advantage!
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T42 – Max Verstappen returned to Charles Leclerc’s DRS zone! The final fight for victory is going to be hot! The Monegasque had difficulty warming up his tires!
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T40 – There are 11 rounds remaining. Here is the ranking as the green flag is waved:
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T37 – Reliability is under attack! Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo give up due to mechanical problems in the space of two minutes! The Virtual Safety Car is deployed.
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T35 – Clean and flawless overtaking by Fernando Alonso on the returning Kevin Magnussen! The Bull of Asturias climbs to 7th place!
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T33 – Charles Leclerc further improves his best lap on the track. Now, the Monegasque takes a 1″7 margin over Max Verstappen. Their teammates Carlos Sainz Jr and Sergio Pérez are relegated to 4″ and 6″7.
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T29 – Charles Leclerc sets the fastest lap on the track and takes a few steps ahead of his pursuer Max Verstappen (1″4). In the peloton, the two McLarens and the AlphaTauri of Pierre Gasly overtook the freelancer at Aston Martin, Nico Hülkenberg.
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T24 – Lewis Hamilton overcomes Kevin Magnussen's Haas to take 6th place! His next opponent will be…. his new teammate at Mercedes George Russell.
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T22 – The race is restarted. Sergio Pérez lets Carlos Sainz Jr pass for 3rd place because the Mexican was behind the Spaniard when the Ferrari came out of the pits after its pit-stop. So we have Sainz 3rd, Pérez 4th.
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T17 – Oh the bad timing for Sergio Pérez! Nicholas Latifi lost control of his Williams coming out of the last turn and hit the wall: it was retirement for the Canadian! Race Direction brings out the Safety Car to clear the wreckage, and the drivers can take advantage of a pit stop without losing too much time!
As a result, Sergio Pérez, leader before his pit stop, finds himself 4th, behind Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, 1st), Max Verstappen (Red Bull, 2nd) and Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari, 3rd).
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T16 – Sergio Pérez, then leader, goes to the pits and chooses the hard tires! The Mexican emerges just behind George Russell's Mercedes, this could cost him precious tenths! Charles Leclerc takes the lead in the race!
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T14 – Daniel Ricciardo, Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon open the ballet of pit stops. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton (10th) enters the points to the detriment of Pierre Gasly (11th). As for Esteban Ocon, he ended up shooting his tires and was overtaken by Valtteri Bottas to gain 7th place!
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T12 – Lewis Hamilton is progressing slowly but surely. The Mercedes driver is now 11th ahead of Lando Norris. For his part, Esteban Ocon is still warming up against Fernando Alonso. We are afraid in the box Alpine May this end badly!
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T9 – Fernando Alonso has finally passed his French colleague! But both Alpine lost contact with George Russell, still 5th. Worse still, Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen returned to the DRS zone of the Alpine !
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T6 – Esteban Ocon defeats his teammate at Alpine Fernando Alonso against the pit wall as the double world champion tries to overtake him! The Spaniard charges again but does not pass. At stake, 6th place.
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T1 – The departure goes off without a hitch! Lewis Hamilton gains a place just like Max Verstappen!
18h
All drivers will start on hard tires except Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Nico Hülkenberg (Aston Martin) on hard compounds. The training round goes off without a hitch.
