Motor racing-Perez wins in Jeddah as Verstappen goes from 15th to second


Formula One F1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - March 19, 2023 Red Bull's Sergio Perez after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with second placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

(Reuters) -Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday with Max Verstappen staying top of the championship after racing from 15th to second with the fastest lap.

Double Formula One world champion Verstappen snatched the bonus point from Perez with a last-lap blast around Jeddah's floodlit Corniche street circuit that left him a point clear of the Mexican.

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