Miami GP Highlights: Formula 1: Max Verstappen pulled off a stunning win as Red Bull dominated proceedings at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen starting at 9th, zoomed past competition with ease to clinch his second title in Miami. Teammate Sergio Perez, who started on pole, finished second while Alonso finished third. Follow Formula 1 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix from ninth on the starting grid with a masterful display of tyre management on Sunday to extend his Formula One championship lead over Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez.
Red Bull’s fourth one-two finish in five races dealt a blow to Mexican Perez’s hopes of wresting the overall lead from the double world champion in Miami after securing pole position on Saturday.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso finished a distant third, for the fourth time this season, after starting on the front row. Verstappen, six points clear of Perez at the start of the day, is now 14 ahead of him in the championship standings, on 119. Alonso is third on 75. It was Verstappen’s 38th career win tying him with Sebastian Vettel for most victories for Red Bull.
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was fifth, between the two Britons, while Leclerc was seventh in the other Ferrari. Logan Sargeant, the only American on the grid, started last and found himself dropping further back after an early incident brought the Williams rookie into the pits for a new front wing. He finished last.
It was also a disappointing day for Haas, the only U.S.-bankrolled outfit, with Kevin Magnussen finishing 10th and Nico Hulkenberg 15th. Red Bull now lead the constructors’ championship with 224 points with Aston Martin second on 102 and Mercedes third on 96.
