Verstappen claims 100th podium in Saudi Arabian GP win

Red Bull's Max Verstappen put together another dominant drive at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday, winning the event by 13 seconds over teammate Sergio Perez. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc placed third.

Verstappen's 56th career victory was his second of the season and marked his 100th F1 podium.

Perez finished the race eight seconds behind Verstappen but was handed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release earlier in the race.

Leclerc's teammate for the day, 18-year-old Oliver Bearman, held off McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton for seventh position. Bearman was deputizing for Carlos Sainz, who missed the race after undergoing appendicitis surgery.

Leclerc called his teammate's performance "incredible." Bearman was named driver of the day.

"Everybody has noticed how talented he is. It’s just a matter of time until he comes here in Formula 1," Leclerc said, according to The Athletic's Luke Smith.

It was an eventful race outside the top three at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Norris appeared to begin the race with a jump start but received no penalty. Alpine's Pierre Gasly retired his car on Lap 1 due to a mechanical issue, while Aston Martin's Lance Stroll crashed into a barrier on Lap 6, ending his race.

Haas' Kevin Magnussen received two 10-second penalties - one for a collision with Williams' Alex Albon during Lap 14 and another for overtaking RB's Yuki Tsunoda from off the course afterward.