The Dutch pilot Max Verstappen (Red Bull), leader of the World Cup Formula 1had another relentless performance this Saturday by winning the sprint of the Miami Grand Prix and take first position for Sunday’s race.
The triple world champion has so far monopolized the six pole positions that have been up for grabs at the start of the season.
Of the five races already held, of the total of 24 on the calendar, ‘Mad Max’ only missed victory in March in Australia, where he had to retire due to a mechanical problem and left the victory in the hands of the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari ).
On Sunday, the Red Bull star will fight for his third consecutive victory at the Miami International Autodrome, where this Saturday sports celebrities such as Zinedine Zidane and the figure of the NFL Patrick Mahomes.
The Monegasque Charles Leclercwhose best lap was 0.141 seconds behind Verstappen, and the other driver of Ferrari, Carlos Sainzthey concluded the qualy in second and third place.
The Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez, Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull and second in the World Championship standings, will start from fourth position ahead of the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
The Spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), who experienced a turbulent sprint, narrowly overcame the first part of the classification but was eliminated in the second, and will start from fifteenth position.
Although he won the last two years in Miami, this is Verstappen’s first pole in the city of Florida, after which he acknowledged that he is still having a hard time adapting to the layout and conditions.
Under the strong heat that scorched the circuit, installed around the Hard Rock Stadium, the day began with the victory of Verstappen in the short race, who also started from the first place on the grid.
The Dutchman resisted Leclerc’s strong start and then stayed away from the numerous incidents of the test until adding eight points to his tally for the season.
Behind ‘Mad Max’ the race brought a lot of action and several incidents. In the first corner, a multiple collision occurred in which Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Lando Norris (McLaren) and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) were involved, which led to the abandonment of the last two.
The Spanish Fernando Alonso, who was also hit, then harshly attacked Hamilton’s maneuver, which was not subject to sanction by the judges.
Another tough fight later between Hamilton, seven-time world champion, and Kevin Magnussen (Haas) earned them both penalties.
Source: Ambito
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