A crash in qualifying, two red flags, another clash between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton and more resentment: a lot happened at the Saudi Grand Prix, where the Briton won an important victory.
It allows him to return to equal points with the Dutchman at the head of the Formula 1 world championship, with only one more race to go in Abu Dhabi next Sunday.
Therefore, the equation is simple: the fastest of this final will be sacred.
And in the event that they would still finish tied on points, without winning, Verstappen would be titled with the benefit of his 9 victories, against 8 for his rival.
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With its high speeds and very close walls, the Jeddah street circuit has all the ingredients to produce crazy races.
This was all the more the case this weekend as F1 used it for the first time.
On paper, it was Mercedes who had the advantage thanks to their top speed.
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