How Verstappen learned to combat Leclerc’s detection zone tactics in Saudi thriller
For the second Formula 1 race in a row, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen contested a thrilling battle for victory that involved multiple passes through DRS detection zones. But, unlike in Bahrain, it was Verstappen who won out in Jeddah to get Red Bull's title challenge back on track
Three spikes of oversteer went a long way to deciding the captivating contest in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
A sign that the rear tyres on Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari were beginning to cry mercy, the back end of his F1-75 squirmed out of line just a little when he turned into the final corner five laps from home. Then the rubber broke traction again, this time as the power was applied the other side of the apex. One tour later, the back axle tried to overtake the front once more as he entered Turn 27.
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