Max Verstappen

Verstappen began the day P3 on the starting grid while Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc had the pole position. On the first straight to start the race, the Red ...

On the first straight to start the race, the Red Bull driver gained a spot, overtaking Sainz Jr. at P2. Max Verstappen wins the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, fending off Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc to secure the chequered flag. Leclerc finished second while fellow Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. placed third, rounding out the podium.

The reigning world champion started third Sunday, but Red Bull quickly got the best of Ferrari for a second consecutive race. Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. had ...

Serena Williams ducked into Mercedes’ hospitality and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny arrived at the venue with Perez and spent most of the pre-race at Red Bull with the Mexican driver. “We struggled a little bit after five, six laps with the front tires, and then we struggled and basically lost the race in that stage,” Leclerc said. He then set his sights on Leclerc and used a strong outside pass on the ninth lap to claim the lead. F1 will add Las Vegas as a third American race in 2023. Verstappen now trails him by 19 points headed into the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks. Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. had locked out the front row in qualifying for Ferrari, but Verstappen pounced at the start to get ahead of Sainz.

Leclerc, however, remains atop the 2022 Formula One World Championship standings after five races. Leclerc was won two and Verstappen, who started third Sunday ...

The bigger sticking point was a chicane at turns 14 and 15, which Verstappen said was better suited for a “go-kart” track. Verstappen was on his way to an easy victory before McLaren’s Lando Norris spun out and the track conditions were — as can be expected for a first-time venue — imperfect. Celebrities swarmed the paddock area before the race — “It was crazy,” Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. said — and Dolphins roamed around the campus throughout the weekend. Red Bull Racing’s 24-year-old Dutch started in third, moved up to second place in the opening seconds and took first place — almost for good — on the ninth lap. “It was an incredible atmosphere and it was really incredibly well organized. Verstappen, one of the biggest stars in the sport, won the race.

Verstappen has now won every race from which he has not retired in 2022, having failed to complete the Bahrain and Australian Grands Prix due to mechanical woes ...

By the time the smoke settled, Norris was out of the car and Virtual Safety Car conditions had descended upon the track. Sebastian Vettel joined Zhou, Norris and Gasly in retirement after heavy contact between himself and Mick Schumacher bucked Vettel’s Aston Martin into the air in turn 1. With this, Russell extends his top-five finishing streak to all five races of 2022 to this point, solidly placing the Mercedes freshman in fourth place in the drivers’ standings. Pitting under the lap 41 safety car allowed Ocon to secure an eighth-place finish, making up more positions than any other driver in the process. Perez finished just behind Sainz after spending the final leg of the race harassing the Ferrari driver for third place. Gasly had ran wide through the turns 5-7 complex and clipped Norris’ right rear while slowly rejoining the track. Verstappen has now won every race from which he has not retired in 2022, having failed to complete the Bahrain and Australian Grands Prix due to mechanical woes. The race got underway in 90-plus degree conditions, under a scorching Florida sun. The VSC was updated to a full safety car on the next lap, allowing several drivers, including Hamilton, Perez, and Russell to put for fresh tires with 15 laps to go. Perez reported a loss of power on lap 20, and Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner later confirmed to the commentary booth that Perez was dealing with a loss of around 20 horsepower. Mercedes’ George Russell pulled the most opportune strategy call of the day, opting to run 42 laps on a set of hard tires, making his first pit stop on lap 42 under safety car conditions. The top four of Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz and Sergio Perez remained static until lap nine, when Verstappen made a superb exit out of turn 17 to pass Leclerc on the frontstretch.

Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday fending off Charles Leclerc after a late crash.

"It was an incredible Grand Prix," Verstappen said of the event held in Miami for the first time. I am incredibly happy with winning here in Miami, it was an incredible Sunday for us." "We need to keep pushing.

Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Charles Leclerc then controlled the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for his third victory of the season.

“We struggled a little bit after five, six laps with the front tires, and then we struggled and basically lost the race in that stage,” Leclerc said. It was a strange event for Haas F1, the only American team on the 20-car grid. After the race, Perez said he’s started talks on a new contract with Red Bull but neither side is in a hurry to complete a deal. “And after the safety car, I really felt that we had a shot to actually take back the lead.” “I think it was our best race so far this year,” he said. Promoters never had a general ticket sale because of crushing early demand and the campus surrounding Hard Rock Stadium was the place to party over the last three days. Serena Williams ducked into Mercedes’ hospitality and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny arrived at the venue with Perez and spent most of pre-race at Red Bull with the Mexican driver. F1 will add Las Vegas as a third American race in 2023. Verstappen started third after Ferrari locked up the front row with Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. in qualifying. Verstappen now trails him by 19 points headed into the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks. His first day racing around the new Formula One circuit in Miami was absolutely horrible. The 23rd win of the Dutchman’s career sliced eight points off Leclerc’s lead in the standings.

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57 57 57 57 1 1 – Geroge Russell, after benefitting from a fortunate safety car that helped him finish in fifth said, “I think it’s mixed feelings, to be honest,” he added, “because obviously based on where we were yesterday, today was a good result. For Norris, the incident came as the conclusion to a rough day where both McLarenʻs failed to replicate the pace they had found at Imola, instead falling through the field. Then Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris created excitement on lap 41 with a collision between the two that ended Norrisʻ day and brought out a safety car that brought the field together. Lance Stroll benefitted from attrition in front of him and helped Aston Martin gain valuable points on the day. Esteban Ocon scored a surprising eighth-place finish after starting from the back. Leclerc, who started on the pole could not keep the better-suited Red Bull behind and settled for second with his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz taking third.

The reigning world champion started third Sunday, but Red Bull quickly got the best of Ferrari for a second consecutive race.

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The victory cut Leclerc's lead over Verstappen to 19 points in the championship, while the Monegasque's Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz completed the podium.

A crash between Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris on Lap 41 triggered the safety car, and when racing resumed on lap 47, Leclerc pushed hard to retake the lead. But we had a good launch and I saw the opportunity to go around the outside [of Sainz] in turn one, so I tried. "I didn't even do a [practice] start, so I didn't know what to expect in the actual start.

Max Verstappen was victorious at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, which came less than five months after his first-ever Formula One win.

Said Sainz, 27, in his own post, "🏆 P3! Great to be back on the podium after some eventful races. 🏆 Incredibly happy to win here in Miami 💪," Verstappen wrote in a celebratory Instagram post following his victory. Verstappen beat out Charles Leclerc from Monaco after a gripping back-and-forth between the two men, after Verstappen initially overtook Leclerc, 24, earlier in the race.

Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen celebrated his Miami Grand Prix victory on Sunday by partying at a jam-packed table at hot spot E11even ...

“They were high-fiving each other and dancing together,” the source said, adding that Zedd arrived later in the evening. Meanwhile, a second source told us that Tiësto – who was spinning tunes in the DJ booth – was seen hanging out with fellow artists David Guetta, Alesso and Kygo in a “show of support.” “He arrived well after midnight,” an insider exclusively told Page Six, with another source adding, “[He] was there with a group of 15 friends and celebrated at a table.”

Reigning world champion, Max Verstappen, claims his second victory for Red Bull Racing this year. The first-ever installment of Miami's Grand Prix saw ...

Williams was able to scrape out another two points after a poor qualifying session on Saturday that saw the drivers start in 18th and 19th respectively. Lewis Hamilton drove to victory in Barcelona in 2021, and 2022’s race should provide even more great storylines. AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda finished p12 and Pierre Gasly did not finish the race after suffering a late tire puncture. With a week break until the team travels to Barcelona, Ferrari will be looking to devise a solid plan to crush Red Bulls’ momentum. Last year’s constructor’s winners got off to a shaky start, but it appears the Brackley team has found their groove. Altogether, Red Bull will be happy with this result, as the drivers and world championship leads of Ferrari continue to dwindle.