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Max Verstappen won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position on Saturday as Red Bull continued their dominant start to the Formula One season with a back-to-back one-two finish, with Sergio Perez finishing second, followed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen, who won 19 out of the 22 races last season, now leads the standings 15 points clear of teammate Perez.
This was the ninth consecutive win for Verstappen since the Japanese Grand Prix last September, and the 56th in his career. It was also his 100th career podium while Red Bull's 115th win lifted them ahead of Williams in fourth place on the all-time list.
Max Verstappen celebrates winning the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 9, 2024. /CFP
Leclerc clocked the fastest lap on the way to his first podium of the season, but rookie stand-in teammate Oliver Bearman stole the show - finishing seventh and voted Driver of the Day.
Britain's Bearman, making his F1 debut two months before he turns 19, started in 11th place as Ferrari's youngest rookie as a replacement for Spaniard Carlos Sainz, sidelined by appendicitis. He is also the youngest ever British Formula One driver, and the 66th since the start of the championship in 1950 to score on his debut.
Sainz, who underwent surgery on Friday, was back at the track - walking gingerly - to watch his stand-in's extraordinary day of glory.
"Today he's been incredible," said Leclerc of Bearman. "It's hugely impressive and I'm sure he's extremely proud. Everybody has noticed how talented he is and I'm sure it's just a matter of time before he's in F1."
(With input from Reuters)