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2024 Formula One World Championship
2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Round 2
Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sunday, 9 March 2024
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT driver Sergio Perez will be keen to become the first person to win back-to-back
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix titles.
Most recent race
The Mexxican star secured a second-place finish in the season-opening race, the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix, following his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen.
Perez stayed behind Verstappen who took an early lead and maintained a significant gap, with the final difference between the Red Bull drivers being 22.457 seconds.
Why Perez could win the 2024 Saudi Grand Grand Prix
The experienced racing driver took his second career pole position at the 2023 Saui Arabian Gran Prix in the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Perez won the race ahead of his teammate Max Verstappen in second and Fernando Alonso in third.
The former McLaren driver will now return to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit where he will be determined to replicate last year's performance.
What did he say?
"It was quite a tricky race with the management of the tyres, there's plenty we will learn from tonight's race which will be important for the championship," Perez said after the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix.
"But overall it's a great way to start the season. It was really [tyre] compound to compound the amount of sliding we were having. We were having some issues with the engine braking, the driveability, which is not easy around here.
"But I'm sure we will analyse all of that tonight and make sure we learn for Jeddah. "It's a good team momentum and we've got to keep it up for the coming weekends."
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix results
Winner: Sergio Perez - Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Runner-Up: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Third-Place: Fernando Alonso - Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
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