After a few months of stoppage following the coronation of Max Verstappen, the new Formula 1 season followed the same line as the last days of 2023: the three-time champion won the first race in Bahrain and scored a double with his teammate team of the Sergio Pérez team, runners-up in the previous championship. Now the riders will try to confirm the good start Saudi Arabia, more precisely in the Jeddah circuit between Thursday 7 March and Saturday 9 March.
Verstappen’s victory in Bahrain marked his eighth consecutive victory taking into account last season’s finale (he won in Japan, Qatar, Austin, Mexico, Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi) and his 18th in the last 19 races.
The Dutchman took over the classification and started in first position on the grid. The podium was completed by Checo Pérez and Carlos Sainz, who took 3rd and 4th place for Ferrari together with Charles Leclerc, who started second.
Verstappen won the first race of the year “On the first lap something went wrong and from then on things didn’t go well. In the first 20 laps we went backwards, even if we then remained stable. I don’t know what the problem was today. I’m disappointed not to have finished so many points,” said the Ferrari driver after finishing in 4th place.
Meanwhile, the riders who also scored points in the first round of Formula 1 They were George Russell, who took fifth place, followed by Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri. The last places in the top 10 were occupied by the two Aston Martin drivers, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
“Incredible, it went better than expected, the car was very good on all tires and we had great pace. Nothing could have gone better. It’s always special to have days like these. But it’s a long season,” Verstappen said after the victory in Bahrain.
Times and how to watch Saudi Arabian GP training and qualifying on TV
Free practice sessions 1 and 2 took place on Thursday 7 March at 10:30 and 14:00 (Argentina time)respectively, while Free practice 3 (10.30am) and qualifying (2pm) will take place on Friday 8 March.
Times and how to watch Saudi Arabian GP training and qualifying on TVThe second race of the 2023 Formula 1 season will take place on Saturday 9 March, starting from 2.00pm (Argentina time) and can be followed through the category’s own platform (F1 TV Pro), subject to the stipulation of the package of all races, in addition to training and ranking tests. Likewise, it will also be available live on Fox Sports and streaming on the Disney Star Plus platform.
Formula 1: drivers ranking
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 26 points
- Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) – 18 points
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 15 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 12 points
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 10 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 8 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 6 points
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 4 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 2 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 1 point
- Guanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber) – 0 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 0 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (RB) – 0 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (RB) – 0 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams) – 0 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 0 points
- Esteban Ocon (Alpino) – 0 points
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 0 points
- Valteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) – 0 points
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) – 0 points
Formula 1: constructors’ ranking
- Red Bull: 44 points
- Ferrari – 27 points
- Mercedes – 16 points
- McLaren – 12 points
- Aston Martin – 3 points
- Sauber football – 0 points
- RB Honda-0 points
- Williams – 0 points
- Haas – 0 points
- Alpine – 0 points
Formula 1: 2024 calendar
- March 3: Bahrain | Sakhir
- March 9: Saudi Arabia | Jeddah
- March 24: Australia | Albert Park-Melbourne
- April 7: Japan | Suzuki
- April 21: China | Shanghai
- May 5: Miami | You love me
- May 19: Emilia Romagna | Imola
- May 26: Munich | Monte Carlo-Monaco
- June 9: Canada | Montreal-Gilles Villeneuve
- June 23: Spain | Barcelona-Catalonia
- June 30: Austria | Red Bull Ring
- July 7: Great Britain | Silverstone
- July 21: Hungary | Budapest-Hungaroring
- July 28: Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps
- August 25: Netherlands | Zandvoort
- September 1: Italy | monza
- September 15: Azerbaijan | Baku
- September 22: Singapore | Singapore
- October 20: United States | Austin – Circuit of the Americas
- October 27: Mexico | Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome
- November 3: Brazil | Interlagos
- November 24: Las Vegas | Las Vegas
- December 1: Qatar | Losail
- December 8: Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi
Source: Clarin
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