Verstappen wins the Miami GP Sprint, second of the year; behind him are Leclerc, second, and Perez, third at the finish line.
There Sprint race of the Miami GP 2024 was conquered by Max Verstappen. The driver achieved the victory thanks to a well-managed race, ahead of an excellent rider Charles Leclerc and his partner Sergio Perez. A result that counts fourth place as a victory Daniel Ricciardowaiting to know the starting grid for Sunday’s race, which will be decided in Saturday’s qualifying at 10pm Italian time.
The Sprint starts in Miami: Lando Norris and Lance Stroll end up in contact at the start
The Miami Grand Prix he had the Sprint race, which started on Saturday 4 May at 6pm Italian time. Before positioning on the grid, an unusual episode occurred, in which Esteban Ocon rear-ended Charles Leclerc exiting the pitlane. Ten seconds of penalty to be served for the Frenchman, however unsafe release. Furthermore, Alexander Albon started from the pitlane for set-up changes. At the departureMax Verstappen he started defending aggressively from Charles Leclerc, with Lando behind Norris took a hit from Lance Stroll, who was in turn hit by teammate Fernando Alonso. The McLaren driver and the Canadian from Aston Martin were forced to withdrawand the Safety Car entered the track.
To the fourth round the race resumed as normal, with almost no changes. One lap later, Sergio Perez attacked Daniel Ricciardo to take third place, while the #16 Ferrari maintained a gap of around a second from the leader. Over the next few laps, Lewis Hamilton he fought Kevin Magnussen for eighth place, with the Dane penalized with ten seconds after a cut. Carlos too Sainz he had to fight to overtake Daniel Ricciardoalso having to defend himself from Oscar Plates.
In the excited phases of the second part of the race, Kevin Magnussen continued to fight with teeth to defend himself from Lewis Hamilton, even transgressing more than once. On lap 15 the Haas driver deliberately went long, taking others ten second sanction. The challenge for the three positions remained unchanged for the rest of the time, reaching the end of nineteen laps with Max Verstappen who won for the second time in two Sprint Races this season. According to Charles Leclercfollowed by Sergio Perez. Great pride for Daniel Ricciardowho was able to defend himself from Carlos’ attacks Sainz throughout the race. Lewis’ race ends badly Hamiltonpenalized with a drive through due to speeding in the pitlane.
The ranking of the Sprint race of the Miami GP
| POSITION | PILOT | TEAM | TIME | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | LEADER | 8 |
| 2 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | +3,371 | 7 |
| 3 | S. Perez | Red Bull | +5,095 | 6 |
| 4 | D. Ricciardo | Visa Cash App RB | +14,971 | 5 |
| 5 | C. Sainz | Ferrari | +15,222 | 4 |
| 6 | O. Plates | McLaren | +15,750 | 3 |
| 7 | N. Hulkenberg | Haas | +22.054 | 2 |
| 8 | Y. Tsunoda | Visa Cash App RB | +29.816 | 1 |
| 9 | P. Gasly | Alpine | +31.880 | 0 |
| 10 | L. Sargeant | Williams | +34.355 | 0 |
| 11 | G. Zhou | Kick Sauber | +35.078 | 0 |
| 12 | G. Russell | Mercedes | +35.755 | 0 |
| 13 | A. Albon | Williams | +36.086 | 0 |
| 14 | V. Bottas | Kick Sauber | +36.892 | 0 |
| 15 | E. Ocon | Alpine | +37,740 | 0 |
| 16 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | +49.347 | 0 |
| 17 | F. Alonso | Aston Martin | +59.409 | 0 |
| 18 | K. Magnussen | Haas | +66,303 | 0 |
| 19 | L. Stroll | Aston Martin | DNF | 0 |
| 20 | L. Norris | McLaren | DNF | 0 |
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