Red Bull driver Sergio Peres celebrated today at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Peres finished the second race in this year's championship ahead of current champion Max Verstappen and Mercedes driver George Russell.
Fernando Alonso initially finished in third place, but he was penalized with ten seconds, because he did not properly serve the penalty after entering the pits, so he ended the race in fourth position, behind Russell. Alonso was even on the podium during the singing of national anthems, but was later found to have made a mistake, missing out on his 100th career podium.
Alonso led from the start, but by the end of the first lap he was penalized for not being well positioned before the lights went out. Peres overtook the Spaniard in the fourth lap and returned to the lead, which he maintained until the very end.
Verstappen, who started from the 15th position, reached fifth place in the 18th lap, and quickly moved to second. Until the end of the race, he did not manage to overtake his colleague from Red Bull, so he finished in second place.
The second Mercedes driver, Luis Hamilton, finished in fifth place. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was sixth, followed by teammate Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon in the Alpina car. The points winners were completed by the second driver of the French team, Pierre Gasly, and Kevin Magnussen, who defends the colors of Haas.
Verstappen now leads the general standings with 44 points, one more than Peres, while Alonso is third with 27.
The championship continues on April XNUMX with the Australian Grand Prix.
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