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Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc takes the lead in the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc takes the lead in the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. He is followed by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. Carlos Sainz is now in the third position. Lewis Hamilton has gained positions and is now in the seventh position. Follow Formula 1 and Saudi Arabia GP Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

Sergio Perez, who has never started on the pole position will now lead in the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix. He had set a lap time of 1m28.200s. Charles Leclerc who is second had set a lap time of 1m28.225s.

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Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc takes the lead followed by Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz – Follow LIVE Updates

  • Max Verstappen has taken the lead from Charles Leclerc.
  • Sergio Perez now has set the time for the fastest lap.
  • Max Verstappen takes the lead but Charles Leclerc again overtakes him to regain the top spot.
  • Max Verstappen has now set the fastest lap time.
  • The track is clear and we are racing once again.
  • It is now a virtual safety car period.
  • Valtteri Bottas is now being retired from the race.
  • Daniel Ricciardo has also slowed down on the track. He has an engine problem as of now.
  • Fernando Alonso has slowed down after having a mechanical issue. He is now taking his car back to the pit lanes.
  • Nico Hulkenberg is told over team radio, “So for us this is about just trying to run as long as we can and hope for another safety car.”
  • Charles Leclerc again sets the time for the fastest lap after setting a lap time of 1m32.683s.
  • No further investigation for the Carlos Sainz – Sergio Perez safety car line incident.
  • Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes driver says, “Tyres are still okay.”
  • Charles Leclerc again sets the time for the fastest lap after having a lap time of 1m32.711s.
  • It is a drive-through penalty for Guanyu Zhou for not serving his five-second time penalty.
  • Guanyu Zhou really isn’t having a good day. He is under investigation for not serving his five-second time penalty.
Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc takes the lead followed by Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz - Follow LIVE Updates
Saudi Arabia GP Live: Lewis Hamilton takes the sxith spot from Kevin Magnussen.
  • Lewis Hamilton reclaims the sixth position from Kevin Magnussen.
  • Lewis Hamilton dispatches Kevin Magnussen for sixth. But the Haas driver comes back at him with DRS and reclaims the position.
  • Charles Leclerc has now set the fastest lap after a lap time of 1m34.075s.
  • Sergio Perez gives his position to Carlos Sainz. That means Carlos is now third and Sergio is in the fourth position.
  • Safety car in this lap and it is now ending.
  • Carlos Sainz says, “If I was ahead at the safety car line, I should start ahead of him.”
  • The incident involving Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez has now been noted as a safety car infringement. Sergio Perez might have to give his place back.
  • It is now a full safety car rather than a virtual one.
  • There is a yellow flag and the virtual safety car is out. Nicholas Latifi has crashed and is now out of the race. Nicholas has crashed twice in two days now.
  • Sergio Perez pits.
  • Lewis Hamilton is now in the points. He has gained positions and is now in the tenth position.
  • “Hold position, hold position,” Esteban Ocon is told over team radio. The thing is, he can’t, as Valtteri Bottas with the help of DRS charges ahead at Turn 1 and takes seventh place. Esteban Ocon is now in the eighth position.
  • 5 seconds penalty for Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou as he leaves the track and gains advantage.
  • The Guanyu Zhou vs Alex Albon Turn 2 fight has been put under investigation by the FIA stewards.
  • Lewis Hamilton has gained three spots and is now in the twelfth position.
  • The FIA stewards are taking full use of their notepads. They have noted the Fernando Alonso vs Esteban Ocon Turn 1 battle and a Guanyu Zhou vs Alex Albon Turn 2 fight.
  • Max Verstappen, Red Bull driver says, “The lights of Leclerc don’t work on the back of his car.”
  • Finally, Esteban Ocon has taken the sixth spot from his teammate Fernando Alonso.
Saudi Arabia GP Live: Red Bull's Sergio Perez takes the lead followed by Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen - Follow LIVE Updates
Saudi Arabia GP Live:Esteban Ocon is fighting with his teammate Fernando Alonso for the sixth spot.
  • Sergio Perez is still leading the race.
  • Lewis Hamilton is in the fourteenth position and George Russell is sixth.
  • Sergio Perez leads the race with Charles Leclerc in second and Max Verstappen in the third position.
  • Lights out. The race begins.
  • Lewis Hamilton makes his 180th start for Mercedes. He breaks Michael Schumacher’s record of 179 races for Ferrari.
  • The formation lap is underway. Yuki Tsunoda and Mick Schumacher won’t be taking part in today’s race. Only 18 drivers on the grid.

  • Toto Wolff, Mercedes Team Principal says, “It was a setup experiment that went wrong. Normally we are a little bit better in race trim but we don’t know.”

  • Franz Tost, AlphaTauri Team Principal says, “It looks like something in the drivetrain and he cannot race. With Pierre, we hope everything works well and he can score some points.”
  • Lando Norris, McLaren driver says, “The tyres are interesting, there’s going to be a lot of deg so whoever can handle them will do well. Daniel is in a good position, he has two sets of hards. The Mercs have two sets of hards too.”
  • Kevin Magnussen, Haas driver says, “No running in FP1, only a few laps in FP2 and a new track. Very happy to have this race, I’ve just got to try and get through it as best I can.”
  • Max Verstappen, Red Bull driver says, “I’m looking forward to it, we have good top speed, [Ferrari] have good cornering. Let’s see which works best.”
  • Carlos Sainz had some electronic issue scares. But it will not affect his race.

Carlos Sainz who has settled for a third spot set a lap time of 1m28.402s. Meanwhile, the reigning Formula 1 champion, Max Verstappen finished fourth. Max had set a lap time of 1m28.461s.

The big disappointment of the qualifying session came in the form of Lewis Hamilton. Lewis was eliminated after the Q1 session. It will be the Brit’s worst-ever start since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Saudi Arabia GP Live: Lewis Hamilton was eliminated after the Q1 session.

Mercedes are literally struggling to find real pace throughout the whole weekend. However, the newly joined driver for Mercedes, George Russell settles for a P6 finish. It looks like George isn’t struggling that much in comparison to his teammate Lewis Hamilton.

Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc takes the lead followed by Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz – Follow LIVE Updates

Also Read: Saudi Arabia GP: Sergio Perez takes pole position followed by both the Ferrari drivers, Max Verstappen settled for fourth

Kevin Magnussen again finds himself in the tenth spot. Since his return to the paddock, Kevin has really shown signs that he belongs in the F1 scene. The Veteran Fernando Alonso had a good outing as he settles for a P7 finish.

Nicholas Latifi had a crash in the Q2 session. Later on, Mick Schumacher had a huge crash in the Q2 session at Turn 12. Thankfully Mick is completely fine and was taken to the hospital for further checks.

Both the McLaren drivers again struggled as Norris finished eleventh and Ricciardo twelfth. But, Daniel Ricciardo has been handed a three-place grid penalty. Meanwhile, Daniel will now start at the fourteenth position.  They were struggling throughout the weekend as they did in Bahrain Grand Prix.

Saudi Arabia GP Live: Charles Leclerc takes the lead followed by Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz – Follow LIVE Updates



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