2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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The 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 5 December 2021 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was the 21st and penultimate round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship and the inaugural Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won the 50-lap race from the pole position; Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing finished second, and Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas came in third place. Hamilton took pole position by recording the fastest lap time of qualifying. Verstappen, his championship rival, was on pace to lap a faster time, but crashed at the final corner on his final flying lap. The race was stopped twice in the first 20 laps due to separate accidents; prior to the second red flag, Verstappen had assumed the lead because the Mercedes drivers made pit stops, but Hamilton attempted to pass Verstappen in turn one, so Verstappen veered off-course to defend his...

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