Who won the Miami GP in Formula 1?
Max Verstappen – but also George Russell.
Max Verstappen withdrew with a beautiful pass from Charles Leclerc on lap nine and then dominated the Miami Grand Prix. He also managed to get away in relation to the warehouse station and responded to Leclerc’s attacks at the end of the race. This makes him a winner. Thanks to the points for the fastest lap, there is only a 19-point difference in the World Cup lead ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks.
Red Bull is guaranteed to get there with updates and Ferrari has already indicated that the team has a major update on the way. This means that those of us who watch the 2022 Formula 1 World Cup can continue to enjoy an exciting battle that we hope will continue until November. Although there is a 19 point difference between Leclerc and Verstappen at the moment, it looks as if it differs only by a few millimeters.
You can read more about the Miami Grand Prix here.
Who won the Miami GP in Formula 1?
But there is another winner in Miami. It’s George Russell. The Mercedes driver completely failed in qualifying and started from 12th place. He chose solid tires and a smart and intelligent drive. He did an exceptionally good first job and when the team started thinking about a pit stop, he asked to stay on track.
He got it and snuck inside until the safety car came out after he drove Lando Norris with Pierre Gasly. Then Russell snuck into the bunker and ran out right after teammate Lewis Hamilton.
That means Hamilton had old hard tires to restart, while Russell had softer ones. Hamilton sobbed off the radio and asked for advice on how to handle the situation because he didn’t want to lose any position – but he had no other choice.
Whether he goes to the warehouse or not, he will lose to Russell – if the team does not put a clear order and never comes.
Smarter than Hamilton
Russell was once again the smartest of them all and was able to succeed thanks to his strategy. He finished fifth and fourth in the tournament. He beat Hamilton time and time again in 2022, and despite Mercedes having a bad car, Russell is the first of all drivers who haven’t driven Ferrari or Red Bull at the World Cup table.
It’s as if he took great pleasure from the years driving worthless cars at Williams, while Hamilton was a bit spoiled at the top and forgot how to handle a car he needed to drive beyond his means.
“I don’t think the tactics put in place for me have been successful,” Hamilton indicated to the team.
He can believe that. But he must not forget that in a team you win together and you lose together. Otherwise, you won’t have a team lined up for you soon.
Biggest loser this weekend?
We answered the question of who won the Miami GP, but who was the biggest loser?
Mick Schumacher.
He was on his way to his first World Cup points. He was about to beat his teammate. But what does he do? Collision with his mentor Sebastian Vettel.
It’s unforgivable and Gunther Steiner must be crazy. Schumacher is starting to get too expensive for the team. How long is patience?
– I have to look at that. It’s so unfortunate that we hooked each other up so neither of us got any points, Vettel tells www.morsporttotal.com.
– We needed to solve that in a much better way.
Mick Schumacher is also disappointed:
– It was a pity for both of us and we will talk about it, he tells German Sky.
– It’s always easy to talk about such an incident after that, I could have waited or attacked more.
You can take a look at the results, the table, and read our full live reports here.
On Wednesday it’s time for Sportbladet’s F1 podcast, Plattan i mattan, and then we’ll really talk about the race.
This was the last singles race of the season, and now only double and triple weekends of the season remain. The next race in Spain, Barcelona, will be scheduled on May 22 and will be followed by the Monau race on May 29. Did you know you can win tickets there? Join our raffle!
Svenskkollen – Dino Beganovic win
Dino Beganovic consolidated his lead in the European Formula One Championship with a victory and second place in the second round of the season at Imola.
– Absolutely stunning. A great start to the season, says 18-year-old Dino Bejanovic, one of the drivers at Ferrari’s Drivers’ Academy.
– To start this way during these two weeks in Italy, with two victories and two positions, more than I expected. It feels so great to be able to do so well at home for Ferrari and my Prima team. The car was fun to drive here and at Monza. Gracie Mill, as they say here downstairs!
Bejanovic qualified for third place in both races, and in both races he managed to reach second place very quickly with two similar overtakes.
In an accident-ridden Race 1, Beganovic originally crossed the finish line in second place. However, he was named the winner after penalizing ART Grand Prix driver Gabriele Minì for a false start. In Race 2, Bejanovic was forced to maneuver a sudden downpour, a red flag and a resumption on his way to second place.
Bejanovic will thus be the weekend’s top scorer for the second consecutive round, and he is now expanding his lead in the table to 39 points.
The Formula 1 regional field is being held there at the Monaco GP Support Program in Formula 1, this past weekend in May.