Max Verstappen beat polesitter Sergio Perez to victory in a late-race duel to maintain his championship lead.

Verstappen started the race ninth on the hard tire, alternating with Perez, who opened the race on mediums.

The Red Bull Racing’s pace advantage around the Miami International Autodrome was so significant that it took the Dutchman only 15 laps to rise to second place, at which point he was only 3.5s adrift of the lead. By this stage, the hard tire was the better compound and he made incremental gains on the leader to put Perez under pressure.

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Max Verstappen topped the second practice at the Miami Grand Prix ahead of both Ferrari drivers despite Charles Leclerc crashing out of the session.

The Dutchman made easy work of the field with a soft run of 1m 27.930s, which put him 0.385s ahead of Carlos Sainz and 0.468s on Leclerc.

The Monegasque had more time to give, having ruined his flying lap with a lock-up into Turn 17 at the end of the long back straight that cost him valuable time — the smaller of Leclerc’s two major mistakes.

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George Russell topped a slippery first practice session at the Miami Grand Prix ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton.

The Mercedes duo left their soft-tire runs until the final two minutes of the session, when the circuit was at its cleanest, with Russell setting the pace at 1m30.125s to pip Hamilton by 0.212s.

It was a strong return for Russell, who spent most of the first 30 minutes having his steering rack changed after rejecting an experimental new part following just two opening laps in the car.

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Max Verstappen comfortably wins the first-ever Miami Grand Prix to leave Charles Leclerc reliant on Ferrari’s next upgrade package. Featuring Stuart Codling, executive editor, GP Racing.

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