


Red Bull has won all three grands prix, with Verstappen winning the opener in Bahrain and then in Australia, after Pérez came first in Saudi Arabia. “We deserve much more points than what I have now in the championship.” “One thing for sure, it shows how bad the first three races were,” he said. Leclerc more than doubled his points tally for the season to 13 after two retirements and a seventh-place finish from the first three races. Leclerc held on to second, as Verstappen closed in on the final lap, to give Ferrari its first top-three finish of 2023 following a dismal start to the season. The Mexican driver cruised to the win, which cuts his deficit to leader Verstappen in the standings by two points to 13.

Leclerc started on pole - as he will for the grand prix on Sunday - but was overtaken by Pérez just before the halfway point of the 17-lap sprint on the long seafront straight.
