Verstappen cuts Leclerc’s lead as he wins Miami Grand Prix

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Victory was the Dutch driver's third of the season and his second consecutively

looked to be cruising to victory until McLaren’s Lando Norris collided with AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly and crashed on lap 41, triggering the safety car.“It was an incredible Grand Prix,” said Verstappen, who has won every race he has finished so far this season and was handed the winner’s trophy by Dolphins quarterback great Dan Marino. “[It was] very physical but I think we kept it exciting until the end.

“On the hard [tyres] we were very competitive and towards the end I thought I could get Max at one point but today they had the advantage in terms of pace,” Leclerc said. George Russell continued his record of finishing every race so far in the top five, with Mercedes teammate and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton sixth after a brief battle between the two.

 

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