No matter where you start, no matter what adversity you face, Maximum Verstappen He is the best driver in the best car in current F1. And this combination is synonymous with dominance. The Dutchman had no opponent in the GP Miami 2023twisting a 9th place in an undisputed victory that cements him as the leader in the F1 World Championship.
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Verstappen opted for the hard tyre, lengthened his stop a lot, to the point where he almost opened up enough space on Pérez. And once he changed tires, the Mexican lasted only two laps.
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Verstappen takes the lead from teammate Perez at Turn 1 ⚔️#MiamiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ENxOTFa8L9
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Third win for the two-time world champion accompanied by Checo Pérez (2nd) and Fernando Alonso (3rd) in new mess for Ferrari with Carlos Sainz 5th and Charles Leclerc 7th.
TO Czech Perez he wasn’t up to the pace of competing with his mate who was on another planet today.
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Result and classification | Winner | Key moments | Alonso’s career | Perez’s Career | Sainz’s career
F1 GP Miami 2023 – Results, standings and final positions
| pos. | Pilot | Difference | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | – | 25+1 |
| 2 | Czech Perez | +5,384 | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | +26,305 | fifteen |
| 4 | George Russell | +33,229 | 12 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | +42.511 | 10 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | +51,249 | 8 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | +52,988 | 6 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | +55,670 | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | +58.123 | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | +62,945 | 1 |
| eleven | Yuki Tsunoda | +64.309 | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | +64,754 | |
| 13 | Valtteri Botas | +71,637 | |
| 14 | Alex Albon | +72,861 | |
| fifteen | Nico Hulkenberg | +74,950 | |
| 16 | guanyu zhou | +78,440 | |
| 17 | Lando Norris |
+87,717 |
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| 18 | nyck devries | +88,949 | |
| 19 | Oscar Piastri | +1 round | |
| twenty | sergeant logan | +1 round |
- fast lap: Max Verstappen (1m29s708)
Who Won Miami F1 GP 2023?
He GP Miami 2023 from F1 won it Max Verstappen team’s Red Bull. Joined by Checo Pérez and Fernando Alonso on the podium, the Dutchman had an unbeaten fourth race.
Verstappen crossed the finish line first after having a perfect strategy due to tire management, adding his own 38th victory in F1.
Miami 2023 F1 GP highlights
- Exit: Started without major complications and without incident. Kevin Magnussen didn’t start well, dropping from fourth to seventh in favor of Pierre Gasly. Stability in the upper zone while Verstappen remained 9th after going out hard.
- round 3: Logan Sargeant was the first to pass boxes due to a touch on the front fender.
- Round 4: Verstappen’s stunning pass on Leclerc and Magnussen in a single move. The Dutchman took advantage of the Monegasque’s DRS and slipstream to take sixth.
- round 7: Alonso radioed that the downgrade is greater than expected, opening the strategic variety ban.
- Round 9: Another incredible pass from Verstappen in the final corner onto Russell and then Ocon. He is already in fourth place and 2.2 off the podium.
- round 14: After an ambush turn, Max passed Saige without much trouble. The Dutchman’s pace was huge and on the hard tire he was 4 seconds off the lead.
- round 15: And on the next lap Verstappen overtook Alonso to take second.
- round 19: Carlos Sainz started an undercut on Fernando Alonso. Masterful Ferrari move for third place from his compatriot off the wall.
- round 23: 5 second penalty to Carlos Sainz for exceeding the speed limit when entering the pit lane.
- round 26: Disastrous race from Leclerc who at this point in the event is 14th after making his stop. Without pace and speed, Monegasque is nothing like Baku.
- round 32: Swap seats between Mercedes. Russell moved up to fourth as Hamilton struggled with strategy.
- Round 38: Russell confirmed his big moment by passing Carlos Sainz, who drops to fifth.
- round 42: Verstappen’s pace was amazing throughout the race. Without having made a single stop, the Dutchman is 18 seconds ahead of Pérez on 20 laps newer tyres.
- round 46: Eventually Max pitted for 11 laps of pure intensity, leaving 1.5 seconds behind Pérez.
- round 48: And the Czech didn’t last long. Unstoppable Verstappen today in Miami who turned a 9th into first place.
- FINAL: Victory of a great Max Verstappen who had no rival. Pérez was unable to hold off his teammate, who was on fire, finishing second. Fernando Alonso crossed the finish line in third for his fourth podium of the season.
Checo Pérez’s career at the 2023 Miami F1 GP
The race of Checo Pérez at Miami 2023 F1 GP did not have the expected result. After taking pole position after Leclerc’s crash, the Mexican was tasked with winning the game against Verstappen on pace. However, the Dutchman was much faster than his team-mate and despite starting in 9th place, Pérez was no match.
The Czech crossed the finish line second and his World Cup hopes will have to wait for another miracle like the one in Baku.
Fernando Alonso’s career at the 2023 Miami F1 GP
The race of Fernando Alonso inside this GP Miami 2023 of F1 lived up to expectations. With no chance of fighting the Red Bulls, the Spaniard held off Carlos Sainz, who overtook him and then beat his compatriot down the track to take third.
Fourth podium for Alonso this season, who takes third place in the World Championship.
Carlos Sainz’s career at the 2023 Miami F1 GP
The race of Carlos Sainz inside this Azerbaijan GP 2023 The F1 race was much better than what we saw a few days ago in Baku, but it again showed the poor performance of Ferrari.
The Spaniard had a great first half but his mistake in the pits and lack of pace with the hard drive condemned him from third to fifth in favor of Russell and Alonso.
