Monday, 8 May 2023

2023 Miami Grand Prix Review

Review of the fifth round of the 2023 F1 season held at the Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Folrida for the Miami Grand Prix.

Overall, the race itself was entertaining race to watch from start to finish. Sergio Pérez was on pole for Sunday's race ahead of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz Jr.. While, Current Formula 1 Champion Max Verstappen starts in ninth place.

Pérez took the lead at the start ahead of Alonso and Sainz Jr. Verstappen (on a different tyre-strategy to team-mate Pérez) would make his way up the field, leading for twenty-five laps before changing to medium tyres with Pérez retaking the lead. Then on lap 47 Verstappen overtake Pérez for the lead and stayed there to the end to conclude with a race win in this seasons Miami Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's third race win of the season.



While, Sergio Pérez finished in second place in the Red Bull to complete a fourth Red Bull one-two finish of the season, Pérez was five seconds behind Verstappen at the end. Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso finished in third place in the Aston Martin to complete the podium, Alonso was twenty-six seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the fifty-seven lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 9 (pole, finished second)

Ferrari - 6
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished seventh)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 7 (finished fifth)

Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 7 (finished sixth)
George Russell - 9 (finished fourth)

Alpine - 6
Esteban Ocon - 6 (finished eighth)
Pierre Gasly - 6 (finished ninth)

McLaren - 4
Lando Norris - 5 (finished seventeenth)
Oscar Piastri - 4 (finsihed nineteenth, lap down)

Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 5 (finished thirteenth)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished sixteenth)

Aston Martin - 7
Fernando Alonso - 9 (finished third)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished twelfth)

Haas - 7
Kevin Magnussen - 9 (finished tenth)
Nico Hülkenberg - 5 (finished fifteenth)

AlphaTauri - 5
Yuki Tsunoda - 6 (finished eleventh)
Nyck de Vries - 5 (finished eighteenth)

Williams - 4
Alexander Albon - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Logan Sargeant - 4 (finished twentieth, lap down)


Next stop Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, at Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in two weeks time.

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