Red Bull’s Sergio Perez Wins Saudi Arabian GP

Red Bull motorist Sergio Perez contends throughout the Saudi Arabia Formula One Grand Prix on March 19. © AFP Red Bull controlled the 2nd Formula One Grand Prix of the season in Jeddah on Sunday as Sergio Perez, who began with lead, won, while team-mate Max Verstappen charged through the field from 15th to complete 2nd. Two-time champ Fernando Alonso, who began on the front row however was struck with a five-second charge throughout the race, ended up a remote 3rd in his Aston Martin. He was carefully followed by the Mercedes set George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. The Red Bull set reversed their ending up positions in the season-opening Bahrain GP. Verstappen, who was stopped by mechanical issues in certifying, hung on to the champion lead by getting an additional point for driving the fastest circuit of the race in his 50th and last lap. (This story has actually not been modified by NDTV personnel and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Subjects discussed in this post