This allowed Max to stay 1 point ahead in the championship. Alonso's Podium Seesaw
Aston Martin successfully appealed by proving other teams had done the same without punishment. Formula.1.2023x02.Saudi.Arabia.Race.SkyF1HD.1080p
Max climbed from P15 to P2 after a qualifying driveshaft failure. This allowed Max to stay 1 point ahead in the championship
He snatched the fastest lap on the very last tour. He snatched the fastest lap on the very last tour
He was initially dropped to P4 due to a 10-second penalty.
George Russell , who had briefly "inherited" the trophy, was demoted back to P4.
The was a high-stakes thriller that cemented Red Bull's 2023 dominance and featured one of the most chaotic podium reversals in F1 history. 🏁 Race Results (March 19, 2023) Time/Status 1 Sergio Pérez 1:21:14.894 2 Max Verstappen 3 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 4 George Russell 5 Lewis Hamilton