Hamilton almost takes lead at restart, but Verstappen comes back hard.

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19:30, 05 Dec 2021

After the red flag caused by Mick Schumacher's crash there is again a standing start at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen started from first place due to a free pit stop, but this time there is great chaos.

Lewis Hamilton had a great start from P2 and it looked like the Brit had regained the lead, but Verstappen didn't give up and took back the first spot despite running off. This causes Hamilton to drop back to P3 behind Esteban Ocon. The Brit is furious on the radio and said he had to avoid a crash with Verstappen.

Chaos at the back of the field

Further back it went wrong. Sergio Perez span and is out of the race and also for George Russell and Nikita Mazepin the race came to an end. Because of this there is another red flag.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Hamilton almost takes lead at restart, but Verstappen comes back hard.

Chaos at the back of the field

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