Max Verstappen executed his Miami GP strategy to perfection to crush Sergio Perez's dreams of leading the championship.
It meant that, for the first time in almost four decades, a Formula 1 driver won a race from ninth on the grid. The legendary Niki Lauda was the last to do it, at Dijon in 1984. But Verstappen is no stranger to making history.
On a different strategy to Perez, Verstappen made sure he was on faster rubber at the end to reel in and move past the Mexican to avoid being leapfrogged in the standings. Fernando Alonso completed the podium with a trademark expert drive, while George Russell came home fourth to score good points for Mercedes.
