Four-times champion Max Verstappen was runner-up, 2.843 seconds behind Piastri, after starting from pole at Jeddah's Corniche circuit but collecting a five-second penalty for a first corner clash with Piastri.

Australia’s Oscar Piastri survived a titanic battle with a sulking Max Verstappen to win the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix and take the lead in the Formula One world championship for the first time.

We have barely started the season and are already at the fifth stop, ready for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Four races have been held in the first month of the season, and this weekend marks the end of a three-race series and a short break before heading to America.