Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from pole position in a Red Bull one-two on Sunday with Max Verstappen staying top of the championship after racing from 15th to second with the fastest lap.
Double Formula One world champion Verstappen snatched the bonus point from Perez with a last-lap blast around Jeddah's floodlit Corniche street circuit that left him a point clear of the Mexican.
"I was on for victory last year so finally I got it," added the Mexican, who now has five career wins and finished 5.355 seconds clear despite the safety car cutting his early advantage.Red Bull have 87 points in the constructors' standings with Mercedes moving up to second on 41. "I was on the podium, I did the pictures, I took the trophy, I celebrated with the champagne and now I have apparently three points less... okay, let's try to recover in Australia."
Television replays showed the Spaniard lined up too far to the left on the front row and he was given a five-second penalty. It took Perez four laps to take charge with the Mexican meeting no resistance as he swept past for the lead, but he could not relax.
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