Formula 1. Verstappen dominates Leclerc in Florida
Lhe competition was perfectly tamed: the Dutchman Max Verstappen, aboard his Red Bull single-seater, won the first Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix on Sunday evening, ahead of the Ferraris of Monegasque Charles Leclerc, who still leads the world ball, and the Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr, despite having started on the front row. It took less than ten laps for the 2021 champion to take control, which he was not going to let go of. “It was a very difficult race physically. We struggled with the medium tires and got passed. But, with the hard tyres, we were very competitive. »reacted Leclerc.
Around the Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins American football team and the Miami Tennis Open, heat and humidity put the bodies of the pilots to the test, under the eyes of David Beckham, Paris Hilton, Pharrell Williams et al, spotted at the start line.
If the splendor of this first GP in the Florida city seems to have met the expectations of the spectators (82,000 were expected), on the track, a wind of discontent cooled the atmosphere. In question: the asphalt, which, in the opinion of the competitors, is not sufficiently adherent outside the trajectory and contains a lot of debris. judged “not up to standard” by the Spaniard Fernando Alonso or simply described as a » joke « by the Mexican Sergio Pérez, the promoter Tom Garfinkel assured to be “open to any changes to improve the track”.
FORMULA 1 MIAMI GRAND PRIX (international Autodrome circuit – 308.484 km)
1. Max Verstappen (PB/Red Bull) 1h 34’24 »258
2. Charles Leclerc (Mon/Ferrari) at 3 »786
3. Carlos Sainz Jr (Esp/Ferrari) at 8 »229
4. Sergio Pérez (Mex / Red Bull) at 10 »638
5. George Russell (GB/Mercedes) at 18 »582
6. Lewis Hamilton (GB/Mercedes) at 21 »368
7. Valtteri Bottas (Fin / Alfa Romeo) at 25 »073
8. Esteban OCON (Fra / Alpine-Renault) at 28 »386
9. Fernando Alonso (Esp / Alpine-Renault) at 32 »128
10. Alexander Albon (Tha / Williams-Mercedes) at 32 »365
11. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus/McLaren-Mercedes) at 35 »902
12. Lance Stroll (Can/Aston Martin-Mercedes) at 37 »026
13. Yuki Tsunoda (Jap / AlphaTauri-Red Bull) at 40 »146
14. Nicholas Latifi (Can/Williams-Mercedes) at 49 »936
15. Mick Schumacher (All / Haas-Ferrari) at 1’13 »305
16. Kevin Magnussen (Dan/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap
17. Sebastian Vettel (All / Aston Martin-Mercedes) 3 laps away
Fastest lap in the race: Max Verstappen (1’31 »361) in 54th
Give up: Zhou Guanyu (Chn/Alfa Romeo), mechanical problem, 7th lap; Lando Norris (GB/McLaren-Mercedes), accident, 42nd lap; Pierre GASLY (Fra / AlphaTauri-Red Bull), mechanical problem, 47th lap; Sebastian Vettel (All / Aston Martin-Mercedes), mechanical problem, 55th lap (classified); Kevin Magnussen (Dan / Haas-Ferrari), mechanical problem, 57th lap (classified).
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (after 5 races)
Drivers: 1. Leclerc 104 points; 2. Verstappen 85; 3. Pérez 66; 4.Russell 59; 5. Sainz Jr 53; 6.Hamilton 36; 7. Norris 35; 8. Boots 30; 9. OCON 24; 10. Magnussen 15; 11.Ricciardo 11; 12.Tsunoda 10; 13.GASLY 6; 14.Alonso 4; 15.Vettel 4; 16. Albon 2; 17. Guanyu 1; 18.Stroll 1; 19.Schumacher 0; 20. Hulkenberg 0; 21. Latifi 0.
Builders: 1. Ferrari 157 pts; 2.Red Bull 151; 3.Mercedes 95; 4. McLaren-Mercedes 46; 5. Alfa Romeo 31; 6. Alpine-Renault 28; 7. AlphaTauri-Red Bull 16; 8. Haas-Ferrari 15; 9. Aston Martin-Mercedes 5; 10. Williams-Mercedes 2.
