- Red Bull driver overtook pole-position Leclerc early on
- Ferrari’s Leclerc takes second and Carlos Sainz third
Max Verstappen won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull, putting in a flawless run to edge the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second place. In control at the Miami International Autodrome, the reigning champion delivered an ice-cool performance on an afternoon baking in the Florida sunshine amid huge expectations for this first race here, a key part of Formula One’s efforts to break America.
Carlos Sainz was in third for Ferrari, ahead of Sergio Pérez, with Mercedes enjoying an improved afternoon after recent travails with George Russell and Lewis Hamilton taking fifth and sixth.