Prior to Formula 1's third visit to the Hard Rock Stadium, nobody other than Max Verstappen had won a Miami Grand Prix. And it was set to be the same again, as the irrepressible Dutchman took victory in the sprint race and claimed pole position - albeit by just a tenth - which he seemed certain to convert.
The course of the race's events were changed irrevocably by the fleeting contact of two bits of tyre matter. Kevin Magnussen's racing equivalent of 'leaving a foot in' with his challenge against Logan Sargeant for minor placings fired the American into the Turn 2 barrier and sounded the clarion call for a safety car.
