Perez winner from start to finish

It may have taken Verstappen starting at fifteenth on the grid but Sergio Perez gets his first win of the 2023 F1 season.

Aside from Red Bull claiming the one/two yet again, Perez is winner in Saudi Arabia.

Driver of the day in Jeddah

The man, the myth, the Dutchman.

Only one person who could really win this after making up 13 places from his starting position.

Even putting in the fastest lap of the day on his final lap to get the extra points to ensure he stays top of the driver's championship.

Red Bull gives you wins

Sergio Perez hoists his trophy aloft.

The first time the Mexican has won a Grand Prix from pole position on the grid.

He had to drive one hell of a race to keep his teammate at bay.

Revised Saudi GP results

After Fernando Alonso suffers a 10 second penalty for the rear jack being in contact with the car before the penalty was over, here are the race results with that applied.

1. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
3. George Russell (Mercedes)
4. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

George Russell gets podium place

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix winner

Sergio Perez, of Red Bull, seals the win.

The man who is king of the street-circuits does it again.

Holding off a world champion in the process.

Stewards looking into Alonso's penalty

Replays show that the jack was in contact with the car when the five second penalty started.

Ocon served a ten second penalty for not observing his five second penalty correctly.

This would mean George Russell would finish third.

Aston Martin get another podium

The put lane goes wild once again as Alonso secures third spot.

They have gone from their second ever podium finish, to two in two races.

Like a fine wine, the Spaniard just gets better with age.

Saudi GP final standings

1. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
3. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
4. George Russell (Mercedes)
5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lap 49/50 – Perez extends lead, Verstappen powerless

The gap is opening up even further now.

This will be the first time the Mexican has ever led the championship.

News is coming through that Alonso may be facing a five second penalty but it is unclear what for.

Lap 47/50 – Perez extends lead, Verstappen second

Victory today for Perez will have him leading the championship.

For the neutral it will be a great result.

He now leads Verstappen by 5.6 seconds.

The top six places may well stay as there are into the end of the race.

Lap 45/50 – Perez leading, Verstappen in second

If Perez can hold on for this win, which it looks like he will, it will be a great drive from the Mexican.

Verstappen has picked up 13 places in the race from his start position and may well win driver of the day.

Alonso is now 17.1 seconds behind the Dutchman.

Lap 43/50 – Red Bulls having their own race

There is now a 14.5 second gap from Verstappen in second and Alonso in third place.

He is just over 4.3 seconds behind Sergio Perez in first.

Providing nothing goes wrong with these cars, you cannot see anyone breaking this Red Bull one two here.

Lap 41/50 – Perez leads, Verstappen concerned

The Dutch driver has cut the gap to Perez to 4.5 seconds now.

He still sounds worried about the driveshaft issue he is experiencing.

Perez is now reporting a heavy brake pedal to the pit.

The Red Bull drivers are keeping the pits on their toes now.

Lap 39/50 – Perez leads, Verstappen in second

Verstappen is telling his pit that he is feeling the drive shaft a bit.

He will be hoping he does not get a repeat of yesterday's issues.

Sergio Perez now holds a 5.33 second lead on Verstappen.

The Dutchman is reporting a weird noise at high speed.

Lap 37/50 – Perez leads, Verstappen trying to close

Max Verstappen just keeps on putting in fast laps, knocking 0.4 seconds off the lead his teammate has on him.

Fernando is now 12.4 seconds behind the Red Bull.

He is 3.5 seconds ahead of George Russell in fourth however.

Lap 35/50 – Perez leads, holding Verstappen at bay

This has to be the aim for Perez now, to maintain this lead on Verstappen.

The gap between second and third is just growing.

Red Bull is looking a class above all the other cars.

Lap 33/50 – Red Bulls lead yet again

Max Verstappen is looking to cut the gap with the race leader.

Sergio Perez is just keeping his 5.1 second gap, great effort considering how his teammate is driving today.

There is an 8.0 second gap to Alonso in third place.

Lap 31/50 – Perez leads, Verstappen second

While Verstappen keeps putting in fastest laps, Perez has a five second lead on his teammate.

Hamilton didn't take advantage of his DRS as much as he wanted as Russell held him up.

Alonso is in third, Russell fourth and Hamilton fifth as we stand.

Alex Albon out of race, along with Lance Stroll

Lap 29/50 – Perez leads, Albon having issues

Albon has had a brake failure and chose not to come in.

The concern was if he has a total failure we could have another safety car.

It looks like he will be coming in on this next lap.

Lewis Hamilton is putting the pressure on George Russell now.

Lap 27/50 – Perez leads, Verstappen second

It is a Red Bull one and two once again.

Fernando Alonso was the latest driver who had nothing in the car to stop the Red Bull.

This is some driving by the world champion who now sets his sights on his teammate.

The Dutch driver has just set the fastest lap of the race.

Lap 25/50 – Russell submits, Verstappen into third

It looked like two different classes of car then.

When DRS is in use the Red Bull is something else.

Russell was powerless to stop him taking the Mercedes.

Verstappen has now gained 12 places in the race so far.

Lap 23/50 – Perez leads, Verstappen fourth

Lewis Hamilton is into fifth, taking Carlos Sainz.

Verstappen is looking to put pressure on Russell in third.

Hamilton is the only driver out there on medium tyres right now.