Formula 1: Red Bull's Sergio Perez takes pole at Saudi Arabia GP, Verstappen to start at 15th place

Saudi Arabian GP 2023 | Perez on pole for Red Bull for second year

Sergio Perez stepped up for Red Bull to ensure the team started from the pole at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after a mechanical issue sidelined two-time defending world champion Max Verstappen

Formula 1: Red Bull's Sergio Perez takes pole at Saudi Arabia GP, Verstappen to start at 15th place

Sergio Perez claimed pole position for Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to salvage pride for Red Bull after Max Verstappen was forced out of qualifying with a driveshaft failure in Q2. The 33-year-old Mexican clocked a best lap in one minute 28.265 seconds to beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who faces a 10-place grid penalty, by 0.155sec in a closely fought qualifying session. It is Perez's second career pole and second in Saudi Arabia, while V

Red Bull’s Perez takes pole for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Perez, who also took pole in last year’s race here, tops the leaderboard with a best lap of 1 minute 28.265 seconds.

Saudi Arabian GP: the pole goes to Sergio Perez of Red Bull, Stroll will start 5th - L'Éclaireur Progres

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Sergio Perez of Red Bull has secured pole ahead of the Saudi Grand Prix on Sunday. A mechanical problem ruled out two-time world champion Max Verstappen. The Dutchman was the fastest during the three practice sessions, but his efforts were cut short in qualifying. In the second session, he announced by radio that he had an engine problem. Verstappen went to the pits where a transmission problem was discovered, ending his d…

Sergio Perez achieves F1 feat managed only once before with Saudi GP pole

Perez took advantage of Max Verstappen's misfortune to park his Red Bull on pole position for the race in Jeddah – a result which caught the eye for more than one reason

Red Bull's Sergio Perez takes pole position for F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Championship leader Max Verstappen exits in Q2 for technical problems, Dutchman set to start from 15th place on grid - Anadolu Agency