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Contentious times at Ferrari. Hamilton has been told to hand position back to Leclerc after failing to run down Kimi Antonelli for 6th place. Hamilton has not given back to place.

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Norris has cut the gap to Piastri a bit to 6.619s, but that's still not on pace to catch up by the end, and that's assuming Piastri isn't saving his tires for a potential late race safety car.

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Yuki Tsunoda has picked up a 5-second penalty for speeding in the pits. Now a VSC is out as Bortoleto’s car has expired.

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Bortoleto tells the team "my engine is failing" over the radio. The Brazilian is currently running 17th

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VSC is out as Oliver Bearman comes to a stop on track. Drivers will dive into the pits and try to claim a free stop.

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Piastri now leads Norris by over 9 seconds.

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Norris gets his elbows out and runs Verstappen wide to take second place.

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Verstappen overcooks his defense into turn 1 and Piastri takes the lead.

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We've got a vicious battle for the lead between Verstappen and Piastri. The McLaren is clearly faster but Max is making that Red Bull as wide as he can.

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Piastri is within DRS range of Verstappen with potential rain on the way.

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Incident has been reviewed, no further investigation on Norris and Verstappen. Wow.

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Lap 7/57

As they run under the VSC:

1. VER
2. ANT
3. PIA
4. RUS
5. ALB
6. NOR
7. SAI
8. LEC
9. TSU
10. OCO
11. HAD
12. HAM
13. BOR
14. HUL
15. STR
16. BEA
17. ALO
18. GAS
19. LAW

NC: DOO

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Lap 3/57

Now the Virtual Safety Car is deployed and we get to catch our breath.

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Verstappen ran wide in turn 1 but pushes Norris off the track to retain the lead.

Antonelli runs second.

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The formation lap has begun in Miami.

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Oscar Piastri Wins in Saudi Arabia, Takes F1 Points Lead Piastri is the first Australian to lead the F1 drivers' championship in 15 years.

Oscar Piastri now leads the #F1 Drivers' Championship after winning in Saudi Arabia.

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Oscar Piastri is the winner in Saudi Arabia and becomes the first Australian to lead the F1 points race since Mark Webber in 2010.

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Norris pits from the lead on lap 34, Piastri reassumes control of the race.

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Hamilton pits, leaving Verstappen free to chase Piastri.

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Verstappen serves his 5-second penalty and emerges from the pits behind both Piastri and Lewis Hamilton.

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Oscar Piastri pits from 2nd on lap 20 and straps on a set of hard tires.

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2.3 seconds now from Verstappen to Piastri.

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Verstappen has stretched his lead over Piastri to 1.5 seconds. It's not clear if the McLaren driver is pushing to catch the Red Bull.

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La réaction de Max Verstappen à sa pénalité de 5 secondes 🤬

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Piastri is within DRS range of Verstappen.

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Verstappen has been issued a 5-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

He retains the lead through the restart.

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Verstappen's first corner move is under investigation.

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Tsunoda is now marked as being out of the race.

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Piastri calls for Verstappen to hand the position back because he was ahead when the duo reached the apex.

This is not the first time Verstappen has pushed the limit defending his position in Jeddah.

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Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly crashed in turn 4 and the Alpine is out of the race. Tsunoda seems to be rolling again.

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