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Verstappen wins in Saudi Arabia and proves favored for the ''bi championship''

Scene of attacks over the weekend and owner of a very dangerous track for Formula 1, Jedá was in fact the square of the second race of the World Championship in the 2022 season. yesterday's accident and another with problems before lining up on the grid, the race had a safety car, as expected, and was a challenge for strategy. In the midst of all this, it was Max Verstappen who came out on top after a spectacular fight against Charles Leclerc. It is the defending champion's first victory in the championship this year.

With the restart after nine laps to go, Verstappen and Leclerc began to switch positions as they did in Bahrain. Twice, Verstappen put Red Bull in front and Leclerc immediately put Ferrari in front and back. On the third attempt, with four laps to go, Verstappen escaped. Leclerc was trying to recover on the antepenultimate lap, but a yellow flag appeared after touching Alex Albon and Lance Stroll. He still had two laps left. He wouldn't. Verstappen held and won.

Leclerc and Sainz completed the podium, while Pérez, George Russell, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen and Lewis Hamilton closed the scoring zone. The fastest lap went to Nico Hülkenberg, who, outside the top-10, doesn't get any extra points.

Formula 1 returns in two weeks, between April 8-10, with the Australian GP in Melbourne. It will be the first Brazilian dawn race since the 2019 season.

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