Charles Leclerc

Max Verstappen resisted a late Charles Leclerc onslaught to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix and cut his rival's championship lead.

It was another unfortunately-timed Safety Car for Hamilton, who toyed with pitting for fresh tyres but eventually stayed out - leaving him somewhat of a sitting duck to his team-mate. Russell had started 12th but ran long before the Safety Car played into his hands. They have, though, still gained on Ferrari in both championships. Despite his two DNFs, he has cut Leclerc's title lead to just 19 points. Leclerc was struggling with his tyres and Verstappen built a significant lead, seven seconds ahead after the first stops and seemingly managing his way to victory. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton placed fifth and sixth for Mercedes in more meagre damage limitation for the world champions, with Russell finishing ahead of his team-mate for the fourth race in a row.

Verstappen passed Charles Leclerc early in the race and then didn't look back from there. He held off a tough challenge from Leclerc inside the final 10 laps ...

Hamilton started in the sixth position Sunday and struggled to move up the leaderboard from there. The Spanish Grand Prix outside of Barcelona is on tap for F1 on May 22. NORRIS IS OUT!

The McLaren driver gets hit by a slowing Pierre Gasly to bring out the Safety Car with 16 laps to go!#F1 The Monte Carlo native only remained in that position for a little more than eight laps before Verstappen overtook him for the lead. Verstappen passed Charles Leclerc early in the race and then didn't look back from there. LAP 37/57

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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.

Bottas ran wide at Turn 8, enabling Hamilton to move up one spot, but he could not keep Russell, on fresh tyres, behind. Three laps later, he roared past Gasly for sixth, a dozen seconds behind Leclerc. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The two Mercedes cars fought for position, but Russell made the move to deal Hamilton another blow on a season proving unforgettable for the grid’s most decorated driver. But Hamilton locked up, losing a spot to Pierre Gasly before Fernando Alonso’s front right wheel made contact with Hamilton’s left rear at the opening chicane. 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.

In front of a star-studded audience, a late safety car made sure Max Verstappen again stole the show by beating Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Pri.

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The reigning world champion started third Sunday, but Red Bull quickly got the best of Ferrari for a second consecutive race. Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. had ...

Serena Williams ducked into Mercedes’ hospitality and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny arrived at the venue with Perez and spent most of the pre-race at Red Bull with the Mexican driver. “We struggled a little bit after five, six laps with the front tires, and then we struggled and basically lost the race in that stage,” Leclerc said. He then set his sights on Leclerc and used a strong outside pass on the ninth lap to claim the lead. F1 will add Las Vegas as a third American race in 2023. Verstappen now trails him by 19 points headed into the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks. Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. had locked out the front row in qualifying for Ferrari, but Verstappen pounced at the start to get ahead of Sainz.

Charles Leclerc has called on Ferrari to deliver "big" upgrades at the next Grand Prix in Spain after being outpaced by Max Verstappen in Miami.

"I think we know they are stronger than us in terms of race pace for now. "There is not much more to add. "Hopefully there will be an upgrade and hopefully it will be big enough to catch Red Bull in terms of race pace," says Leclerc after finishing second; Spanish Grand Prix is the next race on the calendar on weekend of May 20-22 with full coverage only on Sky Sports F1

If Charles Leclerc was feeling nervous about the Miami Grand Prix he certainly wasn't showing it as he was filmed playing football with David Beckham.

“To hopefully see him stay on at United is important for the fans. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of qualifying bets. I think it’s going to be an amazing race and it will be a close one. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. After the rally ended, which Beckham won, the pair enjoyed a friendly exchange. Bet £10 & Get £50 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365.

Verstappen began the day P3 on the starting grid while Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc had the pole position. On the first straight to start the race, the Red ...

On the first straight to start the race, the Red Bull driver gained a spot, overtaking Sainz Jr. at P2. Max Verstappen wins the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, fending off Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc to secure the chequered flag. Leclerc finished second while fellow Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr. placed third, rounding out the podium.

Leclerc's lead at the top of the drivers' championship standings has narrowed to 19 points.

We need to work on that. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. think we are very strong in terms of tyre warm-up so at the beginning of every race we are strong and also after the Safety Car restart on the hard we were very strong but after four, five laps they seemed to stabilise the tyres in a better window.

The reigning world champion narrowly beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc after overtaking on lap nine of 57.

Sainz attributed his condition, in part, to “coming back from a pretty heavy crash” in Friday’s free practice session. “I wasn’t feeling 100 percent,” the Spanish driver told reporters after a spectacular podium celebration. “It was an incredible atmosphere, I had a lot of fun driving around,” Verstappen said after Formula 1’s first race in South Florida.