Max Verstappen made a shock Q2 exit after struggling a driveshaft failure on Purple Bull; Watch the Saudi Arabian GP stay Sunday from 3.30pm on Sky Sports activities F1
By Sam Johnston in Jeddah
Final replace: 03/18/23 18:14
Sergio Perez clinched pole place on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after his Purple Bull team-mate Max Verstappen made a shock exit from qualifying following a mechanical failure.
Verstappen had been an amazing favourite to take pole after comfortably dominating all three observe periods on Formulation 1’s quickest road circuit, however a driveshaft failure noticed him return to the Purple Bull storage in the course of Q2 and instantly get out of the automobile, letting him begin Sunday’s race in fifteenth.
The reigning world champion’s exit arrange a tighter-than-expected contest for prime spot, however Perez saved his nerve to seal pole place in Jeddah for a second straight season.
Charles Leclerc completed second for Ferrari however incurs a 10-place grid penalty which suggests Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso will be part of Perez within the entrance row.
George Russell gave Mercedes a lift by taking fourth forward of Carlos Sainz’s different Ferrari, however Lewis Hamilton might solely handle eighth as he trailed his team-mate.
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Formulation 1 road racing is again! Watch the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stay on Sky Sports activities F1 this weekend. Sunday’s race begins at 5:00 p.m., with set-up beginning at 3:30 p.m. Get Sky Sports
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