Perez on pole in Saudi Arabia as Verstappen hits trouble

Sergio Perez Takes Saudi GP Pole After Max Verstappen Suffers Car Problem

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 Ve…

Saudi Arabia GP F1 qualifying: Perez Pole, Verstappen 15th

The surprise result came in the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP Qualifying when Red Bull Racing rider Max Verstappen started 15th. Pole position belongs to Sergio Perez.

Sergio Perez claims Saudi Arabia F1 pole after Max Verstappen mechanical issue

Red Bull will still have a driver to start from the front in Saudi Arabia despite the engine problem of the two-time defending world champion.

Motor racing-Perez on pole in Saudi Arabia as Verstappen hits trouble

(Reuters) - Red Bull's Sergio Perez took pole position in Saudi Arabia for the second year in a row on Saturday after Formula One champion team mate Max Verstappen suffered a driveshaft failure and qualified only 15th. Read full story

Saudi Arabian GP, Verstappen will start 15th due to a failure. Perez on pole. Leclerc: 'Redbull from another planet' - Il Fatto Quotidiano

Sergio Perez ha conquistato la pole position nel Gp d’Arabia Saudita con il tempo di 1’28″265. Alle sue spalle la Ferrari di Charles Leclerc, secondo a 155 centesimi ma costretto a partire dalla dodicesima casella per la penalizzazione di dieci posizioni in griglia. Sale così in prima fila Fernando Alonso con la Aston Martin, terzo a 465 centesimi. In seconda fila George Russell con la Mercedes e Carlos Sainz con l’altra Ferrari. Quinta piazza p…

After the stomach virus, the mechanical virus for Verstappen and the pole position in the Saudi Arabia GP goes to Sergio Pérez

The reigning champion's Red Bull died during Q2 and his teammate took pole position in Jeddah for the second Formula 1 World Championship race of the year. Verstappen will start, at best, from 15th, bringing increased interest to Sunday's race