Sergio “Checo” Pérez He continues with his good weekend after completing a good race this Saturday and taking third place in the sprint of the Miami Grand Prixa test that his teammate, Max Verstappen, dominated without major setbacks.
The Mexican who had started in third place in the second sprint of the 2024 season of Formula 1, could not dethrone Monegasque Charles Leclerc, from Ferrari, from second place, who also maintained his position in the classification without being able to harm the three-time world champion.
After a sixth best time in free practice “Checo” Pérez improved in the classification, one of the aspects he is working on for a possible renewal with Red Bull for next season. And in the race the Mexican continued his great start this season.
For his part, Max Verstappen continues without giving respite to the rest of the drivers. The Dutchman has dominated in each of the opportunities he has taken to the court in Miami. He did it in free practice, in qualifying and now in the sprint, with which he continues to establish himself as the leader of the championship.
“I didn’t start well, I had to strangle Charles Leclerc a little, but then there was a safety car and then I was able to increase the difference”commented self-critical Verstappen, who also took first place in the sprint of the Chinese Grand Prix.
One of the pleasant surprises this Saturday at the Miami International Circuit was the fourth place achieved by the Australian Daniel Ricciardo (Visa Cash App RB) who had an intense dispute with the Spaniard from Ferrari, Carlos Sainz Jr. who in the end had to settle for fifth place.
The experienced Australian driver achieved a fourth place in the classification that he managed to maintain in the test, which suggests that he is ready to have a good performance in this Sunday’s race where he will seek to get his first points of this F1 season.
For his part, a difficult moment was experienced by the British Lewis Hamilton, from Mercedes, who still cannot lift his head. The seven-time F1 champion was involved in an incident in the first corner of the race that caused the safety car to be put in after a collision with the Aston Martin drivers.
The experienced Spanish driver Fernando Alonso was left without room to maneuver and ended up impacting his teammate Lance Stroll, which ended up affecting Lando Norris, from McLaren, who ended up out of the test like the Canadian from Aston Martin.
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