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2022 FIA Formula One World Championship
2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sunday, 27 March 2022
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen will be hoping for better fortunes at the
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, March 27.
The reigning world champion didn't complete the Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend after engine failure forced him to retire on lap 55 of 57.
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Verstappen was in second place going into lap 54 but reported problems with the battery over his radio before being overtaken by Carlos Sainz moments later.
The Dutchman secured P2 in the inaugural edition of the race in Jeddah last season as arch-rival Lewis Hamilton finished 21 seconds ahead of him to take P1.
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Verstappen expressed his frustration with how the weekend panned out after team-mate Sergio Perez also retired on the final lap.
"I mean, what happened at the end is obviously very frustrating, but of course before that, quite a few issues,” the 24-year-old said.
"First of all the balance was off. I didn't have the same feeling as on Friday on the long runs, so that was a bit disappointing.
"Then suddenly my steering, I don't know what happened to that, it was just completely locked and the faster I was going, I could barely steer. So it was not easy on the restart to defend from Carlos.
"But then I was still in second with that big issue so you think, okay, with all these issues that I've had today, second would be a good result. And then suddenly I had to retire, everything just switched off."
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix results
Winner: Charles Leclerc - Ferrari
Second Place: Carlos Sainz - Ferrari
Third Place: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
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