Seeing Max Verstappen battle a McLaren driver into Turn 1 of a Formula 1 Grand Prix has become something of the norm these past two seasons.
While often Verstappen is fighting Lando Norris, on Sunday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix he was battling with Oscar Piastri after the lights went out at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. With Verstappen starting on pole position, and Piastri alongside him on the front row, the two battled into the first corner after the McLaren driver got a tremendous start off the line. Verstappen managed to hold onto the position, going off track to do so, and was ultimately given a five-second penalty
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