The 1X1 of the Saudi Arabian GP of F1 2023: Alonso, centenary…

The second race of the season had very different performances. We evaluate the performance of each of the 20 drivers that make up the grid of Formula 1 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which is disputed in the layout of jeddah.

Lance Strolling

Aston Martin

Frustrated. The Canadian retired on lap 18 as he fought his way into the TOP5. On the radio, the team asked him to stop the car and he complied, abandoning the Aston Marin at turn 13, causing the Safety Car to come out. Bad luck after such a great weekend

DNF

alexander albon

williams

Bad luck. The British-Thai driver had brake problems in his Williams mid-race and also had to retire. I’m behind looking for points.

18th

Valtteri Bottas

Alfa Romeo

Be careful. Race to forget for Finn. The former from Mercedes was hoping to score a point but he didn’t have any rhythm throughout the race.

17th

Lando Norris

McLaren

unnoticed. The Briton was late when he hit the wall in qualifying and was expected to make it back but McLaren’s advantage was not enough either.

16th

logan sergeant

williams

Beautification The American rookie continues to make strides in his adaptation to the highest category. He had to defend himself against McLaren and company with bad tires and gaining experience.

15th

Oscar Piastri

McLaren

growing up Despite starting in eighth position, the Australian did not get the day he had hoped for. He had a touch at the start on the front wing and since then his career has slipped to the back of the grid. He had a good fight with Norris

14th

nyck devries

AlphaTauri

Unceasing. The Dutch driver gets stuck in traffic after a difficult start. He himself admitted that the speed in dirty air was not competitive enough and he could not warm up the tires.

13th

zhou guanyu

Alfa Romeo

broken The Chinese once again bested Alfa Romeo in Saudi Arabia but left without points. The first stint was better than expected and they could dream of a Top10 but the start of the Safety Car hurt him and he got stuck in traffic

12th

Nico Hulkenberg

Haas

fixed. Good race in the German central zone after his problems in Bahrain. He ran out of points but re-emerged in the TOP10 and rode behind Magnussen for a large part of the race

11th

Yuki Tsunoda

AlphaTauri

Lost. The Japanese started from the bottom of the grid but instead managed to climb to tenth position. However, shortly after the finish Kevin Magnussen snatched the final points position from him.

10th

Kevin Magnussen

Haas

No fatigue. The Dane ran well to score the American team’s first point of the season. Magnussen passed Tsunoda with four laps to go.

9th

Pierre Gasley

Alpine

fighter The newcomer to the team repeated the ninth place achieved in Bahrain with another good performance. This time he was in the top 10 and maintained a good pace from the start.

8th

Esteban Ocon

Alpine

Born again. After Sakhir’s ordeal, Ocon had a quiet race just ahead of his teammate. The goal now is to close the gap against the Ferraris, who are almost 10s ahead.

7th

charles leclerc

Ferrari

Failed. The Monegasque was one of the biggest victims of the Safety Car start as he had only entered a few laps before. He made a good comeback in the first stint but then suffered a lot of degradation and the pace dropped.

6th

Carlos Sainz

Ferrari

Effective. The man from Madrid did his best in a Ferrari that in terms of speed was not enough. He started 4th but Safety spoiled his strategy about Mercedes and the high degradation prevented him from fighting.

5th

Lewis hamilton

Mercedes

Fighting. The Briton started in eighth position and with the Safety Car he rose to fifth position. He tried to pass his ally, George Russell, but his compatriot stopped himself.

4th

George Russell

Mercedes

Elevator. The Englishman finished a great race in fourth position. However, with the penalty for Alonso, he achieved the first podium for Mercedes of the year. However, a few hours later they cleared the podium as the Asturian’s penalty had been assessed.

3rd

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

Centenary. The Spaniard achieved his 100th podium after a controversy where he took third place in a matter of hours. Alonso came to lead the race but the Red Bull’s pace was from another league.

2nd

Max Verstappen

red bull

Superior. The Dutchman started 15th but his speed was devastating compared to the others and he came back ‘easily’ to second position. To maintain the overall lead, he took the fastest lap.

1 st

Sergio Perez

red bull

Barbarian. The Mexican was full of energy, keeping up with Verstappen’s rhythm. He was unfazed when Alonso got ahead of him at the start and immediately returned the play. From the front he managed the race perfectly to achieve his fifth win in Formula 1.