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Live Miami Grand Prix, F1 live: Max Verstappen comes from third to take victory

Live Miami Grand Prix F1 live Max Verstappen comes from third to take victory
Max Verstappen survived a late onslaught from Charles Leclerc to win Formula One's inaugural Miami Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen survived a late onslaught from Charles Leclerc to win Formula One's inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

The world champion started third, but raced past Carlos Sainz at the opening bend before taking Leclerc in the other Ferrari on lap nine.

A ten-lap shootout following a safety car period provided a dramatic end, but Verstappen held his nerve. Leclerc took the runner-up spot with Sainz completing the podium.

Sergio Perez took fourth ahead of George Russell. Lewis Hamilton started sixth and finished in the same position after he was usurped by a freshly-shod Russell with nine laps to run.

"Strategy has not been kind to me, man," he said over the radio. Russell has now finished ahead of Hamilton at every race bar one, with the seven-time world champion 68 points behind Leclerc after just five rounds.

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10:58PM
George Russell speaks to Sky Sports F1

It's mixed feelings. If you'd have told me after Friday we'd finish P5 and P6 I'd be pretty disappointed. We have a fast race car... we just don't have the key to unlock that performance.

[On the porpoising on Saturday]

When the conditions change, the wind direction changes you have a couple of variables at play. I felt as if I would push any harder I was going to crash. We don't get it at the moment. It's frustrating but I am sure we will get there at some point. 

When you're battling with your team-mate you've got to show respect. It's so dirty off-line on thsi circuit. I enjoyed it. I think there's good respect between us. Lewis was unlucky today. When you're on 20-old lap hard tyres there's not much you can do. 

10:54PM
Lewis Hamilton speaks after the race

[On the first-lap incident with Alonso and whether it affected him]

I don't quite know, the car definitely didn't feel the same as it did with the laps to the grid. It was a hard hit. Otherwise it should be okay. I was doing the best I could... a bit unfortunate but we got the best we could. 

[On whether he should have come in under the SC]

I really don't know. In that scenario I have no clue when everyone is so when the team say it's your choice I don't have the information to make that decision. That's what your job is, you have the information to make that decision. I didn't understand it. 

10:51PM
Another excellent race from Alexander Albon

Another point in a difficult Williams car. The car isn't superb, but it has its moments. And he has been there to take advantage of any luck that has come his way. 

Williams Thai driver Alexander Albon races during the Miami Formula One Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, on May 8, 2022.
Credit: AFP

He speaks very well on Sky Sports saying how he came into Red Bull to early and didn't understand how to work in a top team in such a short period of time. Also how hard it is to come back after a year out. Really like him and hope he continues to do well. 

10:47PM
Where do Red Bull need to improve, Horner is asked

We need to improve the slow stuff, we need to lose a couple of kilos off the car. Then it's tyre deg. I think Ferrari have designed their car top optimise another area. Maybe in Monaco they will have a significant advantage. We need to make sure we're versatile with those tracks coming up. 

It's looking good for them at the moment.  

10:44PM
Christian Horner speaks to Sky Sports F1

Once Charles was in the DRS we couldn't shake him off. Max kept it clean, didn't make any mistakes and was gradually able to break... it took him five or six laps to be able to break the DRS. In the early laps Max was hanging with him and looking after that tyre and that was our tactic going into the race. Then he was able to close up and with the straight-line speed advantage we had he was able to [take the position]. 

He says that getting the temperatures down during the SC period was key to Leclerc keeping up with Verstappen in the final period and then he kept getting DRS which kept him in touch. He also says Perez lost about 30 horsepower and half a second per lap after his sensor issue. 

10:41PM
What to make of that track? And that race?

Well, it needed that late Safety Car, didn't it? Part of it was that the Ferrari couldn't really keep up with the Red Bull, but another part was that the track - and its literal surface - was sub-optimal. For all the ceremony and glitz and glamour, I am not sure the track is up to it. You hope that the one in Las Vegas will be a bit better. 

10:38PM
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