With two podiums in a row Carlos Sainz has scored important points for Ferrari in the Constructors' Championship, but the Spaniard hopes that he can soon fight for victory as well. So far, Sainz cannot match the speeds of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.
The Saudi Arabia Grand Prix was an intense race with a blood-curdling denouement of a weekend that started very turbulent. The conclusions we can draw after the mixed feelings during the race weekend in Jeddah therefore go both ways.
The Saudi Arabia Grand Prix was a true spectacle. With only 13 drivers at the finish and a memorable duel between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, there is plenty to look back on. Here are the GPblog ratings for the drivers.
Max Verstappen won an intense race-long battle with Charles Leclerc to take his first victory of the season in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver passed the Ferrari with four laps to go after the two had duelled during a tense race. The battle occasionally bordered on farce as the two slowed down almost to a stop at times to try to work the DRS overtaking zones …
AlphaTauri has made a mediocre start to the 2022 season. Pierre Gasly retired in Bahrain after his car caught fire, while Yuki Tsunoda could not even start the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix after his car stalled during the installation lap. Gasly did manage to cross the finish line, but he struggled with a completely different problem during the race.