F1 Miami Grand Prix - LIVE!
Charles Leclerc was unable to reassert his authority in the Formula One 2022 world title race with victory in F1’s inaugural race around Miami.
Saturday qualifying saw the championship leader stick his Ferrari on pole position with a fantastic lap, almost matched by teammate Carlos Sainz to clock a 1-2 for the Scuderia.
In third was Max Verstappen, victorious a fortnight ago in Emilia Romagna where Leclerc spun out late on but with an error of his own as he began his final qualifying lap yesterday.
But the Dutchman leapt off the line to swoop to second place early on, before getting the job done on Leclerc and building a big lead.
Lando Norris crashed out on lap 41 to bring out a safety car, re-energising the race and pushing Leclerc right on his rival’s tail.
However, Verstappen held on with Sainz coming home third ahead of a pushing Sergio Perez, and the two Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
