F1 Saudi Arabia GP 2024 LIVE: Race results, updates and times as Ollie Bearman scores points on debut
Follow all the latest updates from the race in Jeddah as Bearman scores points on a terrific F1 debut
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Your support makes all the difference.Max Verstappen romped to another commanding win at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as rookie British teenager Ollie Bearman completed a dream debut by beating Lewis Hamilton to finish a brilliant seventh.
Despite threatening to quit Red Bull just 24 hours previously, following another twist in the ongoing Red Bull saga, Verstappen followed his win at the season-opening round in Bahrain last Saturday with another comfortable triumph in his all-conquering machine – remarkably his 19th in 20 appearances.
Sergio Perez completed a one-two finish for Red Bull, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third. But for Bearman, just three months old when Hamilton made his debut in 2007, this will be a night he will never forget.
Handed his shock debut as an 11th-hour stand-in for Carlos Sainz, the boy from Chelmsford, 18 years, 10 months and one day, drove into the record books as the youngest British driver to start a Formula One race.
Follow all the latest updates at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: TOP-10
1. Max Verstappen
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Sergio Perez
4. Fernando Alonso
5. Oscar Piastri
6. Lando Norris
7. George Russell
8. Lewis Hamilton
9. Yuki Tsunoda
10. Lance Stroll
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen after his first pole in Saudi
“There have been crazy races around here, a lot of straights. I’m confident with the race-pace we have, the car will work really well around here.”
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc after qualifying P2
“In the second lap I put everything together - I’m really happy with the lap, shame we’re a bit further away than we thought.
“We did a step forward compared to last year, car is in a better place. We will try and optimise everything else for the race.
On Bearman: “I hope Carlos will recover quickly. On Ollie’s side, he’s done an incredible job - he was straight up to speed and comfortable with the car. Very special day, I hope tomorrow we both can have a great race.”
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Sergio Perez after qualifying P3
“Didn’t get much of an improvement which is why we missed front row. Max has done a tremendous lap, that was not possible for me today. Tomorrow is a long race, anything can happen.”
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen on pole in Jeddah!
For the first time ever, Max Verstappen is on pole in Saudi!
His time of 1:27:472 is 0.319 secs quicker than P2 which goes to... Charles Leclerc.
Sergio Perez in third, with Fernando Alonso strong in fourth.
5-10: Piastri, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Stroll
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc
“I don’t know, it just doesn’t feel good with new tyres.”
Everyone back in the pits. They’ll all now have new soft tyres for their final flying run.... three minutes to go...
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen on provisional pole
And by some distance! Max Verstappen top with a 1:27:472, 0.335 secs ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez in second. That Red Bull...
Fernando Alonso best of the rest with an excellent lap, five-tenths off Verstappen, with Charles Leclerc fourth and George Russell fifth.
6-10: Piastri, Norris, Stroll, Hamilton, Tsunoda
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Q3 underway!
Time for the top-10 shootout then - who will be on pole position?
10 drivers involved: Verstappen, Leclerc, Alonso, Piastri, Russell, Perez, Norris, Tsunoda, Stroll, Hamilton
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Ollie Bearman
“That was a messy session, sorry about that!’
What a shame he couldn’t quite make the top-10 shootout...
F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Ollie Bearman misses out!
Oh so close!
Ollie Bearman improves but misses out on a top-10 finish by 0.036 secs to Lewis Hamilton in 10th! Still, a terrific effort from the 18-year-old Ferrari driver.
11-15 and out in Q2: Bearman, Albon, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg
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