Final starting grid GP Saudi Arabia | Ferrari and Red Bull in front again

The Saudi Arabia Grand Prix is scheduled to take place on Sunday evening. Once again Ferrari and Red Bull Racing occupy the front four positions, while Lewis Hamilton must try to get into the points from fifteenth place.

Where many had their eyes on Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, Sergio Perez managed to surprise and set the fastest time during qualifying in Q3. It means the Mexican will start the race on pole position, while Leclerc and Carlos Sainz follow behind. Verstappen came no further than a fourth starting position.

The most notable driver of the day was Hamilton. Since the Briton was still able to get on the podium last week with an inferior car, hopes were high at Mercedes. However, Hamilton did not even manage to survive Q1 and would therefore start from P16, while his teammate George Russell is in sixth place. A heavy crash by Mick Schumacher caused Hamilton to move up a spot.

On Saturday evening there were rumors that Hamilton possibly wanted to start the race from the pit lane, to give himself the opportunity to change the set-up of his car. It seems that the driver of Mercedes will not do that after all.