Summary

  • Perez wins; Verstappen 2nd after fighting from 15th on grid

  • Alonso took second podium in succession but loses out to Russell with second penalty

  • Alonso took lead from Perez off line then given five-second time penalty

  • Stroll; Albon out

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    They are both doing identical lap times now, Perez is looking pretty decent now for the win.

  2. Lap 42/50

    The floor of of Lando Norris' McLaren will need some tender love care after the Briton bounces off the kerb with sparks flying out the rear. Norris is down in 16th place behind the Williams of Logan Sargeant.

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  3. Get Involved

    #BBCF1

    ashic: What on Earth is going on at #Mercedes? Hamilton dropping time from even Russell when he's on medium and Russell's on hard tires?

    sam: Such a shame red bull are so ridiculously dominant because it looks very close all the way down the rest of the field

    Millington: So to be clear, Verstappen started in 15th, it’s now lap 37 and the only car ahead of him is his teammate and the car in 3rd is over 13 seconds behind….should be a competitive season!

  4. Lap 42/50

    Haas of got both their drivers hanging around outside the door of the top 10. Kevin Magnussen is riding in 11th place and Nico Hulkenberg, who smooched the wall earlier, is in 12 spot.

    Nyck de Vries wants to show his drag race prowess and hauls his Alpha Tauri through on the Williams of Logan Sargeant.

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  5. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That's not ideal when you want to slam into the brakes going into turn one and the final corner as well and that can really upset your rhythm. If you have a long break pedal that's a concern for the team for sure.

  6. Lap 41/50

    More problems for Red Bull?

    Reassurances for polesitter and race leader Sergio Perez as his side of the garage are happy with the brake pedal.

  7. Team radio- Perez

    "Having a bit of a long brake pedal."

  8. Top five

    Lap 40/50

    1. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

    2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    3. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    4. George Russell (Mercedes)

    5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

  9. Team radio- Red Bull to Verstappen

    Engineer: "Any more feedback on that issue at all?"

    Verstappen: "Yeah, it's still there."

  10. Lap 39/50

    We saw Max Verstappen get out of the car after his issues in Q2 yesterday - are we about to see the same outcome in Jeddah again today? Red Bull are ploughing through the data on the pit wall.

  11. Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    Max Verstappen is convinced there is something wrong with his car, he's just dropped a decent amount of time on that last lap, one second slower than Sergio Perez.

  12. Lap 38/50

    The reply from Red Bull is they are happy at the moment, but Max Verstappen sounds anxious again on the radio. He seems certain there is a gremlin awake and ready to ruin his race.

  13. Team radio- Verstappen

    "I feel like the driveshaft is running a bit rough."

  14. Lap 37/50

    We all hear weird noises, so could be nothing for Red Bull to worry about.

    Hang on, Max Verstappen is back on the radio and making reference to the driveshaft, which was the issue the Dutchman faced on Saturday.

  15. Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    The Dutchman, two-time champion, the reigning champion is just starting to chip away at the advantage Perez has, 15 laps to go though, still a long way.

  16. Lap 37/50

    Valtteri Bottas is into the pits to switch to the soft tyres. The Finn isn't near the points today and comes out in 18th place with 37 laps on the board.

    Max Verstappen says on the radio there is a weird noise at high speed...

  17. Lap 35/50

    Nico Hulkenberg goes off into a daydream and his Haas goes from left to right and brushes the wall with a thud. That'll wake the German driver up.

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  18. 'He clearly feels he should be much further on'

    Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Leclerc is expecting to be higher up than he is, clearly frustration on his radio message there, and previous frustration earlier on in the race with the team, not letting him know where Lewis was on track under the safety car. How long does he put with this, he clearly feels he should be much further on.

  19. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Every time Max set a good sector or a good lap, we see Perez respond.

  20. Lap 34/50

    The gap Sergio Perez holds over team-mate Max Verstappen is under five seconds now, but the Mexican is holding firm as the laps tick down. Perez also hits a purple fastest stopwatch to boost his confidence even more.

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