He has told Sky: "It's going to be a difficult race. I thought I was prepared for F1 until I got to this track which is maybe the most difficult one, so it's a baptism of fire. I think the main thing [in the race] is to just take it step by step and build on the performance of yesterday."
16:22
Pit lane open
The drivers are on their way to the grid with just under 40 minutes to go.
16:21
Bearman looks to his first F1 race
16:12
All smiles at Red Bull

Dr Helmut Marko (AUT) Red Bull Motorsport Consultant with Paul Monaghan (GBR) Red Bull Racing…
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16:04
The grid
Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Alonso, Piastri, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Stroll, Bearman, Albon, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Ocon, Gasly, Sargeant and Zhou.
16:02
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
We will be building up to the race which kicks off at 5pm UK time.
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