Chinanews Client, December 6th. On the evening of December 5th local time, the 2021 Formula One World Championship (F1) Saudi Grand Prix ended the race.
Starting from pole position, Mercedes driver Hamilton overtook Red Bull Racing driver Verstappen in the final stage to win the championship, and Hamilton's teammate Bottas finished third.
The Saudi Grand Prix is the 21st race of the year, and it is also the first time to settle in Saudi Arabia in the history of the Formula One World Championship for more than 60 years. However, the entire race was not as smooth as outsiders expected.
From the start to the final determination of the championship, the Jeddah Waterfront Circuit has passed 2 red flags, 3 starts, and multiple safety car scuffles. The race was twists and turns.
At the beginning, O'Connell and Kakuda Yuyi, Stoll and Russell all collided slightly, but none of them caused an accident.
On the 7th lap, Alonso rushed out of the track, Geovinus seized the opportunity to surpass Alonso, Sainz also surpassed Alonso, ranking up to 11th.
On the 10th lap, Mick Schumacher hit the retaining wall at Turn 22, and the safety car was dispatched. The leaders Hamilton and Bottas immediately pitted to change tires, but Verstappen did not choose to pit.
Because there are too many debris on the track, the game will show a red flag.
At the start again, Verstappen started from the first place.
As Hamilton was blocked by Verstappen, O'Connell took the opportunity to rise to second place.
At the start of the car, Perez and Leclerc collided, Russell and Ma Zeping were also affected, and a rear-end collision occurred. This serial crash caused Perez, Ma Zeping and Russell to withdraw from the race. The race will be again Show the red flag.
Afterwards, the match announced the penalty for blocking Hamilton at the Verstappenche corner, and Verstappen will return his seat when he starts again and start in third place.
However, on the third start, Verstappen overtook Hamilton and Aokang in turn.
At the 22nd lap of the race, Kakuda Yuyi collided with Vettel and triggered a virtual safety car.
On lap 27, Raikkonen also collided with Vettel, triggering the virtual safety car. On lap 29, the virtual safety car was dispatched again due to the removal of track debris.
On the 43rd lap, the game will be fined for 5 seconds for Verstappen’s previous cut. On the 47th lap, Hamilton made the fastest lap and crossed the finish line first, winning the Saudi Grand Prix champion, and Verstappen was runner-up. , Bottas surpassed Aokang at the time of crossing the line and won third place.
After the Saudi Grand Prix, Verstappen and Hamilton tied for the first place in the drivers' standings with 369.5 points, and Bottas temporarily ranked third. In the team standings, the Mercedes team still leads, and the Red Bull team follows closely. Rear.
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