Reigning world champion Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday after a thrilling battle with Charles LeClerc.
The Red Bull driver, second for most of the race, took the lead with just a few laps to go and never relinquished it.Just like in Bahrain last week, the pair were locked together in an enthralling battle, with the final 10 laps of the race in Jeddah making for gripping watching.The victory is Verstappen's first of the 2022 season, having not finished in Bahrain last week.Ferrari made up the rest of the podium with LeClerc in second and Carlos Sainz in third.
Both Verstappen and LeClerc have expressed their respect for one another before, and they could be seen embracing after their thrilling race. And despite a disappointing finish in Jeddah for LeClerc, he said that"every race should be like this.""It was not enough today. I really enjoyed that race, it was hard racing but fair! Every race should be like this. It was fun, I wanted to win today," he said. "We had two very different configurations with the Red Bulls.
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