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UPDATE: Here’s video of the crash that cost Verstappen the pole position for the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.
VERSTAPPEN CRASHES!
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 4, 2021
On an unbelievable lap, the Championship leader hits the wall in the final corner as Lewis Hamilton wins Pole for the #SaudiArabianGP!
A huge moment in the title fight. pic.twitter.com/fVbcDu6n88
Qualifying is officially a wrap for the 2021 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, and the starting grid is settled. Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole position on Saturday and will start in the No. 1 position at Sunday’s race. Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen will join him in the front row. Verstappen was on track to secure the pole on his final run but hit the wall with his rear right side on the final corner.
The race is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and via live stream at WatchESPN. It will be night time at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit so we’ll see the drivers under the lights.
Lewis Hamilton came into race week as the favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook with odds of -200. He climbed as high as -250. Max Verstappen impressed in practice and chipped into Hamilton’s odds. Immediately prior to qualifying, Hamilton was -175 to win the race and Verstappen was +185. DraftKings Sportsbook will be updating the odds shortly and we’ll drop in the latest odds and how they have moved once that is official.
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, starting grid + odds
Starting Pos | Driver | Opening odds | Pre-qualifying odds | Post-qualifying odds |
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Starting Pos | Driver | Opening odds | Pre-qualifying odds | Post-qualifying odds |
1 | Lewis Hamilton | -200 | -175 | -300 |
2 | Valtteri Bottas | +1400 | +1100 | +900 |
3 | Max Verstappen | +215 | +185 | +340 |
4 | Charles Leclerc | +6500 | +6500 | +2500 |
5 | Sergio Perez | +2000 | +4000 | +3500 |
6 | Pierre Gasly | +6500 | +8000 | +8000 |
7 | Lando Norris | +6500 | +8000 | +8000 |
8 | Yuki Tsunoda | +25000 | +10000 | +20000 |
9 | Esteban Ocon | +15000 | +15000 | +15000 |
10 | Antonio Giovinazzi | +50000 | +50000 | +50000 |
11 | Daniel Ricciardo | +10000 | +15000 | +20000 |
12 | Kimi Raikkonen | +50000 | +50000 | +80000 |
13 | Fernando Alonso | +15000 | +15000 | +30000 |
14 | George Russell | +10000 | +50000 | +80000 |
15 | Carlos Sainz | +8000 | +8000 | +25000 |
16 | Nicholas Latifi | +50000 | +80000 | +80000 |
17 | Sebastian Vettel | +25000 | +40000 | +80000 |
18 | Lance Stroll | +30000 | +40000 | +80000 |
19 | Mick Schumacher | +50000 | +80000 | +80000 |
20 | Nikita Mazepin | +50000 | +80000 | +80000 |