The hard tyre was one of the keys to the race win thanks to its low degradation level and consistent performance until the very end.
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The Jeddah stewards have summoned race winner Lewis Hamilton and title rival Max Verstappen following today's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton wins a Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that, despite the hype, is the worst possible advert for the sport, as in the quest for viewers F1 appears to lose control.
Saturday's post-qualifying press conference with Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen.
It was important today that we kept attacking and attacking, and we've ended up with a front row lockout which is a big advantage for tomorrow.
"I thought there might be a bit to gain," says Max Verstappen, following "terrible" mistake that denied him almost certain pole.
Despite starting from pole, Lewis Hamilton is all too aware that until that final corner Max Verstappen had it in the bag.
Carlos Sainz blames a "snap of oversteer for spin which meant he failed to make in into Q3.
Both drivers have showed good high fuel pace throughout the weekend and there is no reason to think that we can't race the cars around us.
We expect the majority of drivers to target a one-stopper but there are many unknown elements that could influence the strategy.