Sunday, Mar 27, 2022, marked the final day of the FORMULA 1 stc SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2022 that has seen the world’s greatest drivers take to F1’s fastest street circuit for what promised to be another thrilling contest on the shores of the Red Sea.
Lights out at 8 pm local time and the grid line up saw Red Bull’s Sergio Perez leading the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after a dramatic qualifying session. Perez’s teammate Max Verstappen started in the fourth position to set up a hugely enthralling race later in the evening.
Further intrigue to Sunday’s proceedings added by the fact that 7-time World Champion, Lewis Hamilton started from the back end of the grid after his surprising exit from Qualifying in Q1. The record-breaking Mercedes driver had his work cut out to move up the grid on this hugely challenging track once the lights went out in Jeddah.
One thing was for sure, the audience were all in for a spectacular evening of the racing evening on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit!
Once the action came to an end, fans headed to the Main Stage where they enjoyed DJ R3HAB, global megastars the Black Eyed Peas, and R&B icon Chris Brown live performance as they closed out the weekend in style.
Saturday 26th March Round-Up
The event saw the Jeddah Corniche Circuit provide an exciting peek at what the audience expected with Formula 1 drivers putting in their fastest laps for the Qualifying session. The first competitive session of the weekend took place late in the evening after drivers had a final practice run of the track earlier in the day.
Fans were treated to fantastic nail-biter as their favourite drivers went full speed around the circuit in an attempt to secure pole position ahead of Sunday’s FORMULA 1 stc SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2022.
However, the session was dramatically red-flagged after an incident involving Haas’s Mick Schumacher who thankfully was not seriously injured. He failed to take part in Sunday’s race as a result. Everyone at the FORMULA 1 stc SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2022 wishes him a full recovery and hope to see him back on track very soon.
Ultimately, pole position went to Sergio Perez, who secured his first-ever pole ahead of both Ferrari teammates, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. However, one of the biggest shocks was 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton not being able to take his car past Q1.
Following the session, the entertainment didn’t stop there as Wiz Khalifa, Axwell and Mohamed Ramadan delivered fans a fantastic show at the post-race concert over at the Main Stage.
