Max Verstappen impressed fans with a delicious double overtake as he charged to victory at the Miami Grand Prix.
The Dutchman started ninth after failing to set a time during the final part of qualifying on Saturday. He aborted his first attempt at a flying lap after making a mistake, and never got the chance to attempt a second as a Charles Leclerc crash brought out the red flags.
Not that it mattered in the end. Verstappen nailed his strategy from the moment the lights went out at the start of the race and Sergio Perez was powerless to prevent his team-mate from beating him to the finish line.
On the way to victory, he had the chance to overtake the man whose crash consigned him to ninth on the grid. But Verstappen did it in style – moving past both Leclerc and Kevin Magnussen at the same time with the help of the RB19's ultra-powerful DRS.
F1 TV commentator Alex Jacques, calling the race live, said as he watched the move unfold: "Say goodbye to the Red Bull – that is absolutely outrageous. In another league when he used the DRS, and he moves past the Haas and the Ferrari."
It was enough to impress even some of those who don't cheer for the Dutchman. "Not a fan of Verstappen, but this was beaut," wrote one on social media. Another said: "Magnussen overtook Leclerc but it was completely overshadowed by Max!"
Not everyone was so impressed, though, as they pointed out Verstappen has far superior machinery at his disposal. One fan said: "A great move but shows how madly fast that Red Bull is, compared to other cars with DRS and a slipstream. Hot knife through butter."
And another wrote: "I can't believe how much people are hyping this overtake up. Like, come on. Max has some great overtakes, this one with a car so fast it doesn't even come close to the highlight reel."
The result of the race meant Verstappen extended his lead over Perez at the top of the drivers' standings to 14 points. But things are nowhere near as close in the constructors' championship with Red Bull already 122 points clear of their nearest challengers after five races.
