DIRECT. F1: Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc far from the lead on the starting grid… Follow the Saudi Arabian GP

After the great success of Max Verstappen in Bahrain during the first race of the year, the Formula 1 season marks a stop in Jeddah, Sunday March 19, on the occasion of the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia. The Dutchman won’t have it easy as he will start 15th following a mechanical problem in qualifying. Will he still be able to win like last year?

It is his teammate at Red Bull, Sergio Perez, who will start from pole position for the second time in his career. It was already in Jeddah that he started in the lead last season. He will have to contain the onslaught of Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin, alongside him on the front line. But also George Russell, third on the starting grid. Despite his second time in qualifying, Charles Leclerc will place himself in 12th position because of a ten-place penalty for a change of mechanical box.