The fifth leg of the Formula 1 2022 season, the Miami Grand Prix, which was held for the first time this year, came to an end with the night race after exciting practice laps and qualifying session. The race, where Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen continued their championship fight, hosted a safety car.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was the winner of the Miami Grand Prix, which took 57 laps on the 5.4-kilometer track. Verstappen, who started the race from the third row, passed Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz on the first lap and moved up to second place. He then took the lead from Charles Leclerc with his attack in the 9th lap.
Those moments when Verstappen passed Leclerc
The race was generally calm, while on lap 42 Lando Norris and With the contact between Pierre Gasly, Norris was out of the race. The safety car arrived on the track and Leclerc had a chance to challenge Verstappen. Leclerc was unsuccessful in his attempts to pass Verstappen as the safety car came in on lap 46.
Mercedes AMG F1 team, which had a bad start this season, finished the race in 5th (George Russell) and 6th (Lewis Hamilton) places. Ferrari finished the podium with Carlos Sainz, while Red Bull’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez finished 4th and Daniel Riccardio, who failed to get his chance at McLaren, finished 11th. In the constructors’ championship, Ferrari continues to lead by only 6 points.
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