The Grand Prix was so dramatic, that the session ended up having 2 red flagged sessions. The first red-flag was due to Haas driver Mick Schumacher, crashing on the opening lap. The second red-flag session happened when Red Bull driver, Sergio Pérez crashed during the opening lap at the straight after Turn 3. But during lap 37, Verstappen made an overtake on Hamilton, however he went pass track limits, and the FIA Stewarts ordered Red Bull, to tell Verstappen to return the place back to Hamilton. But during the process of returning the position, Verstappen slowed down, so that Hamilton could overtake him. However, both cars had contact as Hamilton's car hit the left rear Tyre of Verstappen's Red Bull. Hamilton's front wing got damaged after the collision, but managed to keep going despite having a damaged front wing. Both drivers were heavily under investigation by the FIA due to their incident on the track. Verstappen would later return the place back to Hamilton but, would eventually get overtaken by Hamilton once again on lap 43. Hamilton would later win the first Saudi Arabia GP, followed by Verstappen in 2nd and a shocking 3rd place finish for Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, after managing to overtake Alpine's Esteban Ocon on the last lap on the main straight. After the Grand Prix finished, Hamilton and Verstappen were tied with 369.5 points in the Drivers Championship, leading to a showdown on Abu Dhabi.