Last moments of the race
¡CHECO PÉREZ SE LLEVA EL GP DE ARABIA!
¡EL MEXICANO SUBE AL PODIO!
Checo Pérez sube al podio en domingo después de dar una gran carrera. Red Bull se hace el 1-2 en el #SaudiArabianGP. #F1xFSMX pic.twitter.com/xlqrqlfOZj — FOX Sports MX (@FOXSportsMX) March 19, 2023
First podium of the season for Checo
HE RUNS THESE STREETS!!
Sergio Perez wins the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix! Verstappen and Alonso complete the podium#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/GNDeeoyNRz — Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
IT'S OVER
Checo Perez has won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen is second and Fernando Alonso is third.
With two to go
Checo Perez has increased the lead to 6 seconds and will take the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix where Red Bull will, once again, do the one-two punch.
Positions Lap 45
Sergio Perez with +5.5
Max Verstappen
Fernando Alonso
George Russell
Lewis Hamilton
Is there a fight?
Checo Perez has been asked to slow down but the Mexican has asked if Verstappen will do the same. It looks like the Mexican can win, but Red Bull's decisions could make the difference for the final laps.
Positions Lap 42
Checo maintains lead over Max and Alonso clings to third position
Checo Perez
Max Verstappen
Fernando Alonso
George Russell
Lewis Hamilton
There are problems
Verstappen is reporting car problems and already lost a second gap to Checo Perez which is back to more than 5 seconds.
Lap 37
Here are the positions where the fight for the first place is close
Sergio Perez
Max Verstappen
Fernando Alonso
George Russell
Carlos Sainz
The difference
Checo Perez on lap 34 is +4.97 seconds ahead of his teammate Verstappen and an epic fight is expected.
Already gone
Stroll and Albon have already left the race due to problems with their respective cars.
This is how the positions stand
Red Bull, for the moment, making the 1-2 with great performance by Verstappen.
GAINS AND LOSSES
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
Lucky 13 for Max Verstappen 📈#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/eNMcE6fghr
The one-two
Perez and Verstappen lead the race where there is a five-second gap and there could be some indication that the gap between the two could narrow as it did last season. Let's wait...
Somersault
Verstappen has already overtaken Alonso and is in second place, but is five seconds behind Checo Pérez.
Positions Lap 24
Sergio Pérez
Fernando Alonso
Max Verstappen
George Rusell
Lewis Hamilton
Lap 20 Positions
Sergio Perez
Alonso
Russell
Verstappen
Sainz
Still with Safety Car
Yellow flag
Stroll stopped at Turn 13 and the Safety Car was announced.
Lap 15
Here are the first 6 positions
Perez
Alonso
Russell
Sainz
Leclerc
Verstappen
Lap 14
Perez has taken a clear lead of 4 seconds over Fernando Alonso. Verstappen is already sixth and Leclerc fifth.
Already eighth
Verstappen is having a great comeback and has just overtaken Hamilton to take eighth position.
Tenth lap
Checo Perez continues to lead the competition and is 1.41 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Penalty
Fernando Alonso had a five-second penalty at the start.
Rising positions
Hamilton black-and-white flagged, although already up to seventh, Leclerc is eighth and Verstappen is tenth, regained five places
6th turn
Checo Perez has taken advantage of the DRS and overtook Alonso without any problems to take the first place of the race at the moment.
Start
After the practice run, the race starts, where Alonso has taken the lead.
Round 3
Alonso leads the race, behind Checo Pérez and George Russell.
The turns begin
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race begins.
Minutes away
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race will be starting in a few minutes and we will bring you all the details.
Great guest
Actor Will Smith will have a front row seat to one of the races that promises to be epic and historic.
The grid just got a whole lot fresher 🤩 @willsmith in the house!#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/GzZfAF0Qrj
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
Fourth place
It should be remembered that last year's pole position for Checo Perez did not turn out so well in the race because he finished fourth, which is why he hopes not to make the same mistakes today and take the win in Arabia this Sunday.
Next race
The next race will be held on April 1 in Australia at 23:00 Mexican time and on April 2 in the United States at 1am ET.
Red Bull dominance
This was Red Bull's dominance during free practice and qualifying.
Estas son las velocidades finales en todos los sectores y en la trampa de velocidad por equipo en la clasificación en Arabia Saudita.
— Gamal Liranzo Tavarez 🇩🇴 (@GamalLiranzo) March 18, 2023
🚀 Red Bull Racing, dominan a sus anchas la velocidad en todos los tramos del circuito.
📊👇 pic.twitter.com/8k05zJJGyW
The track
Quite a bit of illumination is in store for the Saudi Arabian track, which will host its third competition.
Jeddah illuminates, and soon, we race. What a place to do it 🤩#SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/0Cs395Vu9k
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 19, 2023
What did Checo Pérez say after his pole position?
This is what the Mexican said after finishing first in qualifying.
Feliz de estar de nuevo en la pole, el equipo ha hecho un gran trabajo.
— Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) March 18, 2023
Ahora a terminar el trabajo en Jeddah.#Vamooos #SaudiarabianGP
Happy to be on Pole again! Great work by the whole @redbullracing
Now let’s get the job done in Jeddah! #Vamooos #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/Yeg1IhIvti
Second pole
Mexico's Checo Perez obtained his second pole position of his career yesterday and, curiously, the first one was also obtained in Saudi Arabia in 2022.
Place 15
The winner of the first race and reigning champion, Max Verstappen, had car problems and dropped out of qualifying yesterday, so he will start in 15th position this Sunday.
Start
Formula 1 makes its second stop of the year in Saudi Arabia to live a Grand Prix that could be historic for the Mexican Checo Perez. We start with the coverage of the race through VAVEL.
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What time is Saudi Arabian GP event for F1 2023?
This is the start time of the game Saudi Arabian GP of March 19th in several countries:
Argentina: 2:00 PM on F1TV
Bolivia: 1:00 PM on F1TV
Brazil: 2:00 PM on F1TV
Chile: 2:00 PM on F1TV
Costa Rica: 11:00 AM on F1TV
Colombia: 12:00 PM on F1TV
Ecuador: 12:00 PM on F1TV
United States (ET): 13:00 PM on F1TV
Spain: 6:00 PM on F1TV
Mexico: 11:00 AM on F1TV and Fox Sports Premium
Paraguay: 2:00 PM on F1TV
Peru: 12:00 PM on F1TV
Uruguay: 2:00 PM on F1TV
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Background
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has only been held twice, the first time in 2021 and the second in 2022. The venue is the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, which has 6.175 kilometers through its 3.84 miles and 50 laps, remembering that last year's Pole Position was won by the Mexican Sergio Perez.
2022
Max Verstappen won last year, second place went to Charles Leclerc and third to Carlos Sainz, highlighting that the Aztec driver could not stay in the first position and settled for fourth place.
2021
Two years ago, the British Lewis Hamilton won the first step, the second was for Max Verstappen and the podium was completed by the Finn Valtteri Bottas. In that race the Mexican driver did not fare well and due to a collision he could not finish the race and was left without scoring points.
Happy with the start
At the end of the first race, Mexican driver Sergio Perez said he was happy for having finished in second place and having made the 1-2 for his team after a hard work during the preseason.
"It's a great start, it's a good comeback as a team, we worked very hard during the winter. We got the 1-2 in the race, we have a very strong package," he said.
It should be recalled that the controversy was triggered by a video that was leaked, since Max was told to slow down even though he had an 11-second advantage over the Czech, but the Dutch driver did not want to. It should be recalled that last season Verstappen and Perez had strong friction for this reason, we will have to see how the race of both will develop this weekend.
Formula 1 constructors' standings 2023
Red Bull, 43 points
Aston Martin, 23 points
Mercedes, 16 points
Ferrari, 12 points
Alfa Romero Racing, 4 points
Alphine F1 Team, 2 points
Williams, 1 point
Alphatauri, 0 points
Haas F1 Team, 0 points
McLaren, 0 points
Formula 1 drivers' standings 2023
Max Verstappen, 25 points, Red Bull
Sergio Perez, 18 points, Red Bull
Fernando Alonso, 15 points, Aston Martin
Carlos Sainz, 12 points, Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton, 10 points, Mercedes AMG
Lance Stroll, 8 points, Aston Martin
George Russell, 6 points, Mercedes
Valterru Bottas, 4 points, Alfa Romeo
Pierre Gasly, 2 points, Alpine F1 Team
Alexander Albon, 1 point, Williams
Nico Hulkenberg, 0 points, Haas F1 Team
Esteban Ocon, 0 points, Alpine F1 Team
Charles Leclerc, 0 points, Ferrari
Nycj de Vries, 0 points, Alphatauri
Lando Norris, 0 points, McLaren
Guanyu Zhou, 0 points, Alfa Romeo
Yuki Tsunoda, o points, Alphatauri
Logan Sargeant, 0 points, Williams
Felipe Drugovich, 0 points
Oscar Piastri, 0 points, McLaren
The Kick-off
The Saudi Arabian GP event will be played at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, in Yeda, Saudi Arabia. The kick-off is scheduled at 13:00 pm ET.
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