Saudi Arabian GP: ’Unstoppable’ Verstappen wins in Jeddah to claim 100th Podium

Red Bull driver and defending champion Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah.

The 26-year-old Dutch driver won his 9th GP in a row, and his 56th GP becoming the first person to win Jeddah more than once in the process.

Max Verstappen, 26, asserted his dominance with a commanding victory, securing his second win in the first two races of the Formula 1 season.

His Red Bull teammate, Mexican driver Sergio "Checo" Pérez, completed the team's second consecutive double podium finish.

Meanwhile, seven-time world champion and Ferrari-bound driver, Lewis Hamilton, finished ninth for Mercedes behind McLaren’s Lando Nnoris who finished eighth and his Mercedes teammate George Russell.

Here's a breakdown of the top 10 finishers at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix:

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2. Sergio "Checo" Pérez (Red Bull)

3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

5. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

6. George Russell (Mercedes)

7. Oliver Bearman (Ferrari)

8. Lando Norris (McLaren)

9. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

10. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)

The excitement continues as the Formula 1 season progresses, with the Australian Grand Prix set to take place at the semi-urban Albert Park circuit in Melbourne in two weekends' time.