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Amin H. Nasser President and chief executive officer of Saudi Aramco, HRH Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Faisal, HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Olayan bin Mohammed Alwetaid, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, 2nd position, and Valtteri Bottas, Merce

The line Verstappen finally crossed in F1's first Jeddah race

OPINION: Max Verstappen has made the 2021 Formula 1 championship. He’s taken the fight to the all-conquering Mercedes squad and its dominant champion, produced driving displays few can match. But he’s been on a controversial course too, and finally crossed a particular line in Jeddah

There are two main ways of assessing Formula 1's first race in Saudi Arabia.

One, that it was an action-packed thriller – a race of unpredictable drama and spectacle on a challenging track that set up the first season finale in 47 years to have two contenders level on points.

Or two, that it was a disrupted, disjointed event on a needlessly dangerous track, where the fight between the title rivals went too far, too often.

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