Max Verstappen wins the Miami GP

Max Verstappen wins the Miami Grand Prix and picks up 19 points from Charles Leclerc (P2) in the driver standings. The Monegasque suffered from the excessive degradation of his tires and could not contain the ardor of the reigning world champion. Rear, Sergio Perez (P4) was unable to take advantage of the top speed of his Red Bull to get rid of Carlos Sainz closing the podium.

The race was marked by the intervention of a safety car following violent contact between Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris. Both pilots gave up and allowed George Russell (P5) to start a nice climbgleaning 7 positions in total, to finish the race ahead Lewis Hamilton (P6).

Esteban Ocon also managed to break away from the peloton to climb from the last place to the 8th place in the Miami Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso double penalty 5 seconds for a contact with Pierre Gasly and for having exceeded the limits of the tracks. The Spaniard fails 9th place.

Ranking :

1. Max Verstappen – Red Bull
2. Charles Leclerc-Ferrari
3. Carlos Sainz-Ferrari
4. Sergio Perez – Red Bull
5. George Russell-Mercedes
6. Lewis Hamilton-Mercedes
7. Valtteri Bottas – Alfa Romeo
8. Esteban Ocon – Alpine
9. Alex Albon-Williams
10. Lance Stroll-Aston Martin
11. Fernando Alonso – Alpine
12. Yuki Tsunoda – Alpha Tauri
13. Daniel Ricciardo – McLaren
14. Nicholas Latifi-Williams
15. Mick Schumacher-Haas
16. Kevin Magnussen-Haas
17. Sebastian Vettel – Aston Martin (OUT)
18. Pierre Gasly – Alpha Tauri (OUT)
19. Lando Norris – McLaren (OUT)
20. Guanyu Zhou – Alfa Romeo (OUT)

The next round of the championship will be played on the Barcelona circuit from May 20 to 22, on the occasion of the Spanish Grand Prix.

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