The classification for the Miami Grand Prix It didn’t end up being what I expected. Sergio “Checo” Pérez who was surpassed by the two Ferrari team drivers so he will start from fourth position this Sunday, very far from his teammate Max Verstappen who took pole position.
After finish third in the sprint this Saturday The Mexican could not overcome Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. who escorted the three-time world champion in the classification. The Dutchman set a time of 1 minute, 27 seconds and 241 thousandths to take his sixth pole of the season.
Behind Red Bull’s main star was the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, who was 141 thousandths away from first place. Ferrari’s figure maintains the good pace in Miami after taking second place in the sprint and emerging as one of the candidates to be in the fight on Sunday.
The fight for third place in the classification was intense between Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio “Checo” Pérez but it ended up being decided in favor of the Spaniard who surpassed the Mexican by just five thousandths, while the Red Bull driver was 219 thousandths away from first place.
“We have every chance to move forward. That will be our big goal for tomorrow’s race (Sunday)”said the Mexican who wants to continue his good results at the beginning of the 2024 Formula 1 season where he has been on the podium in four of five races.
Behind the Mexican came the two McLaren drivers, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, while the Mercedes team duo made up of the British George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will start from seventh and eighth position, respectively improving their performance in the sprint.
Niko Hulkengber (Haas) and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) complete the top 10 of the game for this Sunday in Miami where the Spanish Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) was left behind by finishing in 15th place as was the Australian Daniel Ricciardo ( 18) after his fourth place in the sprint.
The Miami Grand Prix is the sixth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season where Max Verstappen will try to continue maintaining his iron dominance on the tracks that was only questioned during the Australian Grand Prix where he had to abandon the race due to mechanical problems. .
On that occasion the victory went to Ferrari’s Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr. who had just had an operation for appendicitis a week ago. The driver who still does not have a contract for next season since he will not continue with the Italian team is the only one who has climbed to the top of the podium during this new reign of Verstappen.
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