Miami confirmed this: Verstappen beat the World Cup and Sainz was 3rd

‘Miami confirmed it …’ said the chorus of the song that became famous a few years ago and such Max Verstappen will be able to loop the entire volume until the next Grand Prix in two weeks Barcelona. And for him, ‘la gozadera’ was formed. Ang Miami Grand Prix It was a real party for the thousands of American fans who are now vibrating in F1, as well as for the dozens of VIPs on the starting grid that seemed like a delivery from Latin Grammys or the red carpet of oscars. They were not there Will Smith, great friend of Lewis Hamilton, or Chris Rock. But in this case, the main character of the day and the person who manages to slap on The World Cup is Max Verstappen with a victory complicated only at the end of a ‘Safety Car’ that restricted racing again. But Max defended well and beat Leclerc (2nd) and a Sainz who very well held third place in the end against Pérez.

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Max’s success has a very strong message: It confirms that the Dutchman and Red Bull are a reality in the fight for all after the start of a year full of lights and shadows. This is the third success of the year for him and he counts all the appointments he has not left as successes. Max went from being 46 points behind leader Leclerc two races ago, to 19 that Charles has now taken from him in the World Championship lead.

Red Bull came out racing last month in Australia with a heavier car, with more degradation, less speed than Ferrari, with two retirements in three races due to reliability problems and against a Leclerc which seems unparalleled. They seem to be fighting everything and so many things need to change. But the Milton Keynes hit the big time Imola two weeks ago in improving his car and achieving double at Ferrari’s house, against all odds. And in Miami, they have to confirm it. So it is. That was confirmed Verstappen He will defend his tooth and nail title and has a weapon equivalent to the great Ferrari of this course. There is a World Cup. many world. And now, the transalpines have to respond to the evolutions they hope to present at the next appointment in Barcelona.

Great start for Verstappen and overtake Leclerc

The day looks beautiful for Ferrari. They started in the front row after achieving double in qualifying, with Charles Leclerc from the pole and Carlos Sainz in second place. But Max did what he had to do to beat Ferraris on a track that was probably hard to overtake because of how dirty the tarmac was off the track. Initially, Sainz was annoyed that Leclerc was ahead and Verstappen took advantage of this to get out of Madrilenian on turn 1 to win within turn 2. And taking advantage of the higher top speed on the straight, Charles was soon overtaken.

The final safety vehicle changed everything

From there, the race seemed completely controlled for a Max Verstappen with more speed. But in Miami, a circuit where there is no room for mistakes, it is hoped that a ‘Safety Car’ will make things better. So it is. A press from Alonso on Gasly caused damage to the Frenchman’s vehicle. Norris found him rolling slowly on the track and led him.

Pérez, in fourth position, is the only one of the above who has nothing to lose by entering the pits taking advantage of that ‘Survival’ with a free stop. Allowing him to put a new central rubber to attack sainz at the end of the race. And in turn, this caused the head to reattach, giving Leclerc one last chance. The appointment was resumed with 10 more laps. Pérez tried everything to catch up Carlos, very pressurized, but the Madrilenian gave a defensive recital to be third. For his part, the ferrari from charles leclerc heated the hard rubber better and stick Max. He tried everything Monegasque, but the Dutchman had no plans to resign. wants to reign Miami. He got it.

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Alonzo, ninth

It was a very difficult career for Fernando Alonso, but he finally achieved his goal of scoring points. The Spanish driver got a free position because the Stroll started from the pit lane, and with tenth place in his pocket, he was shining at the start, knowing he had to take a risk if he wanted to get positions in a race where it would be . hard to catch dirty that the track is out of line. He quickly overtook Tsunoda and Norris, and on Turn 2 he went to Hamilton, wheel-to-wheel.

The British maintained that he had the car damaged, something his team denied. And after that, the British went on Ferdinand na gasly. The Spaniard soon entered to change tires, possibly continuing the high deterioration of his Alpine using medium rubber, but in this case, he got the technique to get positions with hard rubber to take. The Spaniard fought Gasly and was too optimistic with his attack, holding the Frenchman inside. It ended up with a ‘Safety Car’ with 17 more laps that also helped keep those tires alive. He finished 9th, back on points after two unlucky races. It wasn’t his best Grand Prix, but it was a good way to start another streak before competing in front of his fans at a Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on the flag.

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Russell defeated Hamilton

For the fourth consecutive race (out of 5 contested), George Russell once again surpassed Lewis Hamilton. This time, as happened in Australia, luck was on the 24-year-old’s side, who took advantage of the final ‘Safety Car’ to make his free stop and mount a fresh medium tire to attack Hamilton.

Both started sticking together at the start after ‘Safety Car’ and after a good duel, George brought the cat into the water to get a great fifth position. In a Mercedes far from the best, George was the only driver not to leave the Top-5 in the first five races of the course. Great merit.

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