McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia celebrates after winning the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Max Verstappen i set to start on pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. The race will take place early Sunday afternoon Eastern Daylight Time.

The Australian Oscar Piastri won the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday in a race that was short on drama—Piastri led after the pit stops and never looked back—but high on spectacle, which is sometimes the case in this part of the world that is still trying to prove its bona fides when it comes to hosting major sporting events.