(Jeddah) The Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was interrupted after 13 laps on Sunday, the time to repair the safety barriers damaged by a track excursion by German Mick Schumacher (Haas) at 10e tower.
The race, contested at night, by spotlight, will restart at 9:15 p.m. local time.
At the time of the red flag, the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), leader of the world championship, was in the lead ahead of his great British rival and runner-up in the standings, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), followed by his Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Verstappen was only third before the Schumacher crash, which initially caused the safety car to exit.
Unlike Hamilton and Bottas, who started on the front row, he didn’t stop to change tires at that point, which put him in the lead of the race when she was stopped by a red flag a bit. later.