DRIVER OF THE DAY: Verstappen's stunning Saudi recovery gets your vote

A technical problem on Saturday consigned the world champion to 15th on the grid in Jeddah, but boy did Max Verstappen recover in style on Sunday. Second place at the flag, beaten only by his Red Bull team mate, and fastest lap – set on the very last lap – to boot. Here’s how the voting broke down…
Max Verstappen - 26.3%
Sergio Perez - 19.8%
Fernando Alonso - 14.6%
Charles Leclerc - 7.2%
Lewis Hamilton- 6.7%
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