Verstappen won backwards on the Miami track

Completed 57 laps with a time of 1 hour 34 minutes 24,258 seconds, Verstappen won the inaugural race of the Miami track. An important victory helps the Red Bull driver narrow the gap with the first place to 19 points. Two stages ago, Verstappen was 46 points behind Charles Leclerc.

The Dutchman quickly overtook Carlos Sainz at Turn 2 as the race started to get into two, before speeding up again to pursue the lead of the race. Leclerc. By the 9th round, Verstappen handled Ferrari’s No. 1 driver thanks to the outstanding power on the straight road of the RB18.

After that, the Red Bull driver continuously increased the distance up to nearly 10 seconds. Verstappen’s sublimation circuit was only interrupted at the end of the race, when the collision between Lando Norris (McLaren) with Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) caused the safety car to be deployed when the race was only 10 laps. The remaining time was too little for Leclerc’s offensive efforts, as the F1-75 was completely lost in power on a racetrack as fast as Miami.

This is Verstappen’s second win in a row, thereby recording the first time a driver has done so in the 2022 season. Performance in Miami is the impressive return of the Dutch driver. He had very little test time on Friday due to a series of stability issues on the RB18, which prevented Verstappen from competing for the first place.

Verstappen finished first Grand Prix Miami

“We’re still having a bit of a problem that needs to be worked out,” Verstappen said after the stage. “Friday this week was terrible despite the car’s very good speed. We need to make sure the car has to be stable to continue the winning momentum.”

Verstappen and Leclerc’s top form is completely far from the two teammates. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz successfully defended third place, although Sergio Perez had the advantage of new tires after Red Bull enlisted the Mexican driver to pit while the safety car was deployed.

At the back, George Russell excelled to finish fifth, ahead of his teammates Lewis Hamilton. Russell fought from 12th place, running on hard tires at the start and actively choosing to enter the pit late. The British driver talked to the home team to stay on the track and hoped for a safe car opportunity, and Russell’s wish came true, helping him continue to be the leader of Mercedes.

Miami Grand Prix results

+) Fastest-lap: 1 minute 31,361 seconds do Max Verstappen (Red Bull) made in round 54.

Minh Phuong