Formula One champion Max Verstappen passed Charles Leclerc three laps from the end of the Saudi Grand Prix on Sunday for his first win of the season and the 21st of his career.
The run in the spotlight came two days after an attack on a nearby oil depot by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
Leclerc was looking for back-to-back wins after winning the season opener in Bahrain from pole position last Sunday, but Verstappen overtook him on lap 47 of 50 after a thrilling wheel-to-wheel race between them.
Leclerc remains at the top of the standings after two races.
Carlos Sainz Jr. finished third to score another podium double for Ferrari after he was second in Bahrain, where Leclerc had brilliantly repelled three attacks from Verstappen, whohe retired almost at the endof that race with his teammate Sergio Pérez.
Pérez bounced back with an excellent pole position on Saturday but finished fourth, while seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton could only manage a point for Mercedes in 10th after starting 15th.
Team-mate George Russell fared better in fifth, but Mercedes again seemed off the pace.