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2022 - 3 - 20

Hamilton holds advantage of positive experience at tweaked Saudi Arabian track (unknown)

After the opening round in Bahrain, Formula One continues with the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix this weekend as drivers head to one of the quickest tracks on the ...

It has 27 turns, the most of any track in the calendar, over a 6km distance and only Monza in Italy is quicker in terms of average speed. He triumphed in 2021 but it was a race shrouded in controversy not least because of the ethical concerns about racing in Saudi Arabia. But on track, Hamilton and Verstappen came together (not for the first time that season) and after the Dutchman overtook Hamilton off the track, he was ordered by race director Michael Masi to give back the place.

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