Formula 1 – Miami Grand Prix race: Leaderboard and lap-by-lap updates as Max Verstappen is almost taken out by Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez at the first corner, while looking to dominate the star-studded race
Lewis is still stuck behind Hulkenberg as he struggles to get past the Haas
That’s how close Sergio Perez came to knocking out his own teammate
Perez is known for a possible false start
The Red Bull may have jumped off the line early
Lap 5 – Piastri passes Leclerc on the straight!
A great move from the Aussie to go alongside Leclerc and then use the length of his car at the top to muscle his way in to P2
ROUND FIVE UPDATE
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LAP 3 – No wrecks so far, Verstappen is already out of DRS range
Not that Sergio Perez didn’t try his hardest to cause chaos in the first corner, but so far this race we are free of a wreck.
Verstappen had a great start out of the starting gate and is 1.5 seconds ahead of Leclerc in second place
Hamilton is under pressure from Yuki Tsunoda
The Brit has difficulty with the Japanese star behind him and cannot get past Nico Hulkenberg’s Haas
There was a fight between the Alpines just before the straight
Gasly and Ocon are not playing nice
Sergio Perez sends Bonzai into the first corner and almost takes out his teammate!
We almost had absolute chaos as Perez almost hit the back of Verstappen and went straight over the Ferraris and went off track before getting back into fourth place.
ROUND 1 – THE LIGHTS ARE OUT AND WE ARE ON THE ROAD FROM MIAMI
This first corner has been a bit tricky in the past, so let’s see if it rears its head again
The formation round has started!
Every moment we see the five lights on and off again
Five more minutes
Make yourself comfortable for what should be a very interesting race
The national anthem has been sung by Marc Antony and we are almost ready for the race
Less than 10 minutes left!
15 MINUTE WARNING
The drivers make their way to the grid
The first and second places are pictured alongside some top music stars
Max Verstappen takes a photo next to Lisa of K-Pop supergroup BLACKPINK while Charles Leclerc is seen with British songwriter Ed Sheeran
Drivers are heading to the circuit as we have less than half an hour to go until the lights go out
Travis Kelce is also in the building
But no signs of his better half…
Donald Trump is in the race
The former president was seen chatting with McLaren CEO Zak Brown before the race got underway.
Trump had some controversy surrounding him when it came to this race specifically – as a $250,000 per person fundraising campaign in his name was halted before the race started. You can read more about this in the link below.
Here’s a reminder of our starting grid for today’s race
A number of penalties have been added, leading to a mess at the back of the pack.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
Sergio Perez, Red Bull
Lando Norris, McLaren
Oscar Piastri, McLaren
George Russell, Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
Yuki Tsunoda, VCARB
Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
Esteban Ocon, Alpine
Alex Albon, Williams
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
Valtteri Bottas, Sauber
Logan Sargeant, Willaims
Kevin Magnussen, Haas
Zhou Guanyu, Sauber
Daniel Ricciardo, VCARB
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