Sainz's second podium and breakdown in Alonso's Alpine

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With his foot always down and the authority that his rank instills,

showed Ferrari in Jeddah, a devilishly fast track strewn with danger, who is the reigning champion.

Coming from behind, he overtook

with terrifying coldness and precision, as if nothing was beyond his control, as if those final laps, where he ended up breaking down the Monegasque's resistance, were a mere video game.

With exquisite sportsmanship, which we missed him so much four months ago on this same asphalt,

showed who's who in this World Cup where

, with another great podium, still knows he has many options.

Sainz does not take a false step or in adversity.

He doesn't hesitate even when a rival like

, author of the

, who harassed him until the last step across the finish line, comes upon him.

But the combativeness of the Mexican would run into the wall raised by Carlos.

For nights like this

signed him .

Squaring the times, taking care of the tires, learning the behavior of the car step by step, the man from Madrid is life insurance for Ferrari.

Perhaps the SF-75 lacked a point of speed, as Leclerc lamented, or perhaps the degradation was more pronounced than what his engineers had sung on the radio.

The truth is that Verstappen hunted a prey that seemed elusive from the start.

As soon as the lights went out, at turn 2, he skillfully got rid of Sainz and at the moment of truth, when Leclerc did not know how to square the car, he launched the final bite to victory.

A culmination to the height for a heads-up that we will continue to enjoy in the coming months.

Special mention deserves the abandonment of

, 13 laps from the checkered flag, when his Alpine ran out of power in one of the fastest areas of the Corniche Circuit.

That image of the two-time champion marching down the

, furiously hitting his own visor, should provoke an immediate reaction in the French team.

Especially in the Viry factory, where a Renault engine was designed that has been limping since the preseason in Barcelona.

's sixth place

should not serve as an alibi in the pink garage.

Everything was really strange between Alonso and Ocon, muddy almost from the start in a skirmish that did not benefit either.

The matter started on the fifth lap, when Fernando had just lapped 1.2 seconds faster, so anyone could understand his attempt from the outside.

Less understandable was the battle of the next four laps, with

as a witness.

As

and

scowled at the wall, their pilots completely lost track of

.

In the braking section at the end of the straight, Ocon lined up on the outside twice, one of them to gain position.

After scoring the incident, the stewards left the Frenchman unpunished.

Centimeters from a fatal outcome, the battle ended up deciding in favor of the Spaniard.

No better news than avoiding that ridicule at Alpine, who also warned Ocon about Bottas' presence.

Too bad Esteban wasn't so combative back then.

It was lap 14, just as hostilities broke out in the lead.

's crash

against the protections of turn 27, similar to the one that earned him immortal fame in Abu Dhabi 2021, was lethal for Pérez, who had only started the carousel from the pits a lap earlier.

All those who came from behind celebrated their happiness.

And as the Red Bull and Ferrari mechanics nailed their records -2.6 vs 2.7 seconds- Leclerc was suddenly in the lead.

The favorites played that card so hard that the stewards had to take out the ruler to measure the distance between Sainz and Pérez when they both rejoined the track.

He claimed the Spanish a very slight advantage just before his rival won the position.

He even radioed to get back into position during the

.

As they did not attend to his complaints, he was forced to act himself, with a rush of braking that was worth a place on the podium.

If his main wish was to improve his sensations with the car, Sainz must be more than satisfied.

Another thing, however, is to follow in the footsteps of Leclerc, with enormous confidence.

Because not even before the current champion does the Monegasque plan to shrink, willing to do almost anything to maintain his primacy.

Risking your neck against

on this vertiginous track doesn't seem within everyone's reach.

In fact, he already did it last Sunday in Sakhir.

In Jeddah, Verstappen took revenge.

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