Miami Grand Prix

Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc early on in the inaugural Miami Grand Prix and held on to take victory, with Leclerc finishing second and Carlos ...

The grandstands roaring to every move being made on track. He enjoyed over a two-second advantage by lap 12 and held his lead through the only pit stops. 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.

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.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, after passing the Ferrari of Formula 1 world championship rival Charles Leclerc.

Zhou Guanyu was the first retirement of the race when his Alfa Romeo broke down. Hamilton finished sixth, ahead of Bottas, Esteban Ocon, the penalised Alonso and Alex Albon’s Williams. With three laps to go, Verstappen escaped Leclerc’s DRS range and sealed his third win of the year. Perez also pitted for a new set of mediums, but none of the front trio stopped. As soon as he got into DRS range of Leclerc, Verstappen grabbed the lead at Turn 1 on lap nine. Leclerc was running 4.5s behind Verstappen when he pitted on lap 25, rejoining in fourth.

MAX VERSTAPPEN took his third win of the season with an impressive drive at the Miami Grand Prix.

Verstappen looked more relieved than anything after climbing out of his car at the end of the race, quickly taking on fluid for what was an extremely hot race. Max Verstappen was over the moon to win his close battle with Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix after a tense final few laps. From there, Verstappen was quickly hunting down Leclerc with the Red Bull quicker through the final two sectors.

The first Miami Grand Prix around the Hard Rock Stadium is about to begin. Unlike normal, the race will not start on the hour, but at 20:30 UK time.

A very quick glance at the track tells you this is a circuit that will suit the Red Bull Racing car. So the strategy will be very important to find a way to the front. While Ferrari and Red Bull were again very fast this season, Mercedes finally seemed to be able to join the fight at the front.

Full race results at the Miami Grand Prix, Round 5 of the 2022 Formula 1 world championship.

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F1 HEADS to the US for the very first Miami Grand Prix. Here's how to stream all the action from the Hard Rock stadium live online.

It's worth noting that those who are away on holiday and trying to watch outside of the UK won't be able to use Sky Go due to geo-location restrictions. "It is incredible to be here and see how the sport has grown in the US in the last few years," said Leclerc after qualifying in pole. It should be a thriller and if you fancy tuning in to all the live action you will need to sign up for a Sky contract with the telly firm continuing to have exclusive rights to all of the races. However, Max Verstappen will be hot on their heels with the Red Bull driver in third. Sky Go is also available on a number of platforms including Amazon Fire devices, iPad, Mac computers and laptops, PlayStation 3, PS4 and Xbox One. The Sky Sports app, available to download on iOS and Android devices, will also be providing live text coverage and updates. Sky Sports F1 has all the action live from Miami with subscribers able to tune in via channel 406 with pre-race coverage starting from 7.30pm and the red lights going out at 8.30pm. If you use Virgin to watch Sky then you'll find the action on channel 506.

Ferrari looks improved, but will those changes be enough to stop Red Bull Racing at what is proving to be a fast circuit?

It wasn’t easy at all. But, it was fun, great to see so many people again!" — Formula 1 (@F1) #MiamiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/aMNLW30gKj May 8, 2022 CHARLES: "It was a very difficult race physically. "I hope we can take a step up for the next race." — F1 Miami Grand Prix (@f1miami)— F1 Miami Grand Prix (@f1miami) #MiamiGPmood 🏎 pic.twitter.com/G1CXdtTuqV May 8, 2022 "It wasn't easy at all," the Spaniard said. "We struggled with the medium tires, and that made our race more difficult early on." "The tires, with the heat, the car was sliding. In fact, it only happened five times last season where a driver who led P1 went on to win. "It was an incredible Sunday for us." Max Verstappen put his head down at the start, slipped past Carlos Sainz Jr. by the first turn and then caught Charles Leclerc down the back straight for the race lead.

The Red Bull driver held off a late push by Charles Leclerc to clinch his second win in three weeks.

It was Verstappen’s second straight win, coming weeks after finishing first in Italy at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. George Russell of Mercedes (59 points) and Sainz (53) round out the top five. After 57 laps in Miami on Sunday, he accomplished his goal.

Lewis Hamilton questioned Mercedes' strategy at the Miami Grand Prix after he was overtaken by team-mate George Russell in the closing stages.

To be fair, everyone was on the same strategy as him except his team-mate because he had a bad qualifying. "It was just a bit unfortunate on the safety car but at least we got points today. We are finishing and reliability is good. "But if you had told me after Friday we would finish P5 and P6 that far behind P1 I would have been disappointed so we have a fast race car in there we just don't have the key to unlock the performance. "That's what your job is, make the decision for me. You have all the details.

Max Verstappen edged past Charles Leclerc, and Mercedes had a topsy turvy weekend. But was the track actually successful?

The important thing is that we’re able to race, and I will be able to race as well.” Ocon said on Sunday that he felt “50%” after the race, still feeling the after effects from Saturday’s crash. That was a shame not to see that implemented.” “When the car and tires are in the right window the car, except for the bouncing, feels really good to drive. Sainz and Esteban Ocon crashed in the same turn a day apart from each other, but both said the crash was harder than it should have been. So, I’m just grateful for everyone continuing to keep their heads down and for the amazing hard work that everyone is putting in.” There was improvement in terms of how the team was finishing. George Russell previously highlighted that Imola was “the first weekend where I’ve been truly struggling with my back and, like, chest pains from the severity of the bouncing. With over 20 laps to go, the AlphaTauri star had contact with Fernando Alonso and was running slower. Typically the cause is related to the cars’ aerodynamics. Meanwhile, the Ferrari star appeared to struggle despite running in the top two spots consistently throughout the afternoon, saying at one point “The car is so difficult to drive,” before pitting for hard tires. Weather, including the heat, aside, numerous drivers complained about the track, and Mercedes had a topsy turvy weekend that leaves everyone wondering if they have found a possible fix for the porpoising.

Verstappen – starting the race in P3 – got off the line brilliantly, leapfrogging the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz at the start into Turn 1, before later overtaking ...

Leclerc – who finished in P2 – attempted to overtake Verstappen later in the race after a Safety Car but to no avail. Verstappen – starting the race in P3 – got off the line brilliantly, leapfrogging the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz at the start into Turn 1, before later overtaking Leclerc on Lap 9. Zhou Guanyu, Sebastian Vettel and Kevin Magnussen were the other drivers that failed to see the chequered flag.

Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc then controlled the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for his third ...

F1 will add Las Vegas as a third American race in 2023. Serena Williams ducked into Mercedes' hospitality and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny arrived at the venue with Perez and spent most of pre-race at Red Bull with the Mexican driver. He then set his sights on Leclerc and used a strong outside pass on the ninth lap to claim the lead. Promoters never had a general ticket sale because of crushing early demand and the campus surrounding Hard Rock Stadium was the place to party over the last three days. Leclerc got a few looks inside but Verstappen didn't relent and the Dutchman won by 3.7 seconds. 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.