Winning The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Will Verstappen's Success Continue In Australia?

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JAKARTA - Oracle Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen successfully won the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah on March 27 yesterday. The resurrection of the world champion is expected by many to continue to the Australian GP, 10 April.

Verstappen had to spend extra energy to win because he had to fight closely with Charles Leclerc (Scuderia Ferrari) before the last ten laps. Meanwhile, his teammate who holds pole position, Sergio Perez (Oracle Red Bull Racing) won points, by finishing in fourth position.

"An extraordinary revival for Max Verstappen after the previous series was not optimal, and in this second series he was redeemed with a victory. Even presenting an exciting spectacle throughout the race, showing that Max is a true champion," said Mobil™ Brand General Manager PT ExxonMobil Lubricants Indonesia (PT EMLI ) Rommy Averdy quoted from Antara, Tuesday, March 29.

Verstappen's victory, he continued, was not only due to the ability of a qualified racer and full support by a solid support team, as well as the optimal work of Mobil1 lubricant in the RB18 vehicle.

"Hopefully at the Australian GP later Max and Perez can start from a strategic position and together get on the winning podium," he added.

Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen scored his first points of the season after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah following the failure of the Red Bull team who suffered a "double DNF" in Bahrain a week earlier.

The 24-year-old Dutch racer is now in third place in the standings after the opening two races.

He admitted that he needed patience to beat the 50-lap race against Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who found his team-mate Carlos Sainz also on the podium in third place.

"I am very happy that we have finally started the season. Patience is always the key," said Verstappen, who started the race from fourth starting position.

"Especially when you want to win this championship you always fight hard, but of course you have to remember that you need to score points, so that's what we did today.

Verstappen was behind Leclerc in the final 10 laps at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit but he had the advantage of using the DRS on the straights and overtaking the Monaco driver in the final four laps before finishing.