Max Verstappen dominated Formula 1's 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, leading a Red Bull 1-2 ahead of Sergio Perez, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.
An early crash for Lance Stroll meant Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton were a factor in the lead fight after a brief safety car period where they stayed out and did not pit, but they eventually finished in the pack behind Ferrari debutant Oliver Bearman. At the start, Verstappen and Leclerc launched in unison from the front row, with the polesitter soon swinging across his rival on the run to Turn 1, where Perez, having got a better start from third, attacked Leclerc.
9s behind at the flag, which meant Perez's pitlane penalty meant nothing to his result, although Leclerc was able to snaffle the fastest lap bonus point with the fastest lap just 0.1s faster than Verstappen's effort on the final tour. Norris finally stopped for soft tyres on lap 37, rejoining after a slightly slow stop due to a delayed right rear change just in front of Hamilton in eighth and ninth – Hamilton having stopped for the same rubber the lap before. They faced a 6.
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