F1 Live: Miami Grand Prix 2023

CHEQUERED FLAG

VERSTAPPEN WINS IN MIAMI!

2. PEREZ 3. ALONSO

4. RUSSELL 5. SAINZ 6. HAMILTON 7. LECLERC 8. GASLY

LAP 56/57

An indication of Red Bull dominance - with the two cars racing each other out in front, ALONSO, who has driven an excellent race, is a full 21 seconds behind the pair.

VERSTAPPEN duly smashes in the fastest lap for good measure.

LAP 55/57

And HAMILTON gets there, diving down the inside of the Ferrari of LECLERC as we enter the final three laps - it looks like P4 and P6 for the Mercedes, which isn't the worst result.

LAP 53/57

LECLERC gets past GASLY into P6 now and the latter has HAMILTON breathing down his neck - and sure enough, at turn 11 he gets through.

LECLERC and HAMILTON battling for P6 will be the closest challenge as we reach the final stages.

LAP 51/57

With VERSTAPPEN locked in for victory, further back HAMILTON is reaching striking distance on LECLERC and will definitely reach him before the end of the race.

If he reaches him, GASLY in P6 wouldn't be impossible, which would be a result for Lewis considering how poor qualifying turned out to be.

LAP 49/57

VERSTAPPEN's performance here really has been imperious and a real warning to the rest of the grid.

This Red Bull at the moment looks completely invincible and with the Dutchman at the wheel, looks, quite frankly, unbeatable, even to his team-mate PEREZ.

LAP 48/57

PEREZ tries manfully to keep VERSTAPPEN at bay and is able to hold him off for a few corners, but the inevitable arrives and the Dutchman completes the job, from P9 all the way through to what looks like yet another victory.

LAP 47/57

VERSTAPPEN has already destroyed the 1.6 seconds he was behind PEREZ and it will only be a matter of time before he makes it through.

PEREZ has been on the same set since lap 20 - it should be a no-contest.

LAP 45/57

But then VERSTAPPEN does come in now, moving onto the medium tyres, and so PEREZ now leads the race to the chequered flag.

But will Max on a clean set, he has 11 laps to close in on the Mexican.

LAP 44/57

We're shown Roger FEDERER enjoying himself, except it's not Federer, as the caption claimed, but actor James MARSDEN instead.

You haven't missed much on the track - Max is STILL out on these tyres, and he's the only one yet to come in.

LAP 43/57

LAP 39/57

RUS: 📻 "That's how we rollll!"

Russell takes P4 from Sainz#MiamiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/Hv3WZnp1ux

— Formula 1 (@F1) May 7, 2023

LAP 41/57

VERSTAPPEN and STROLL are the only two men out there on the tyres which they begun the race in, and Verstappen's gap to Perez is now 18.1 seconds.

Red Bull tell the Dutchman that his effective track position is minus 1.7 seconds, meaning they fully expect him to come out ahead of his team-mate.

LAP 39/57

PEREZ suffers a poor lap at just the wrong time as VERSTAPPEN looks to move into the zone where he can get in to pit and get out in front of the Mexican.

They are right on the 20-second limit for that to work for the Dutchman.

LAP 37/57

And as predicted a few laps ago, SAINZ, who still has a five-second penalty too, is overtaken by RUSSELL who goes into P3. He's 5.5 seconds down on ALONSO in P3, but that might be too much of an ask for the Mercedes.

His team-mate HAMILTON comes into the pits for his first stop, and LECLERC has made his way up to P9.

LAP 35/57

Very little reason to discuss LECLERC today after yesterday's drama in qualifying, but he's currently marooned down in P12 and doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast.

Meanwhile SAINZ in the other Ferrari doesn't look entirely happy either, and Mercedes think RUSSELL might be able to get to him in P4.

LAP 33/57

HAMILTON is given the message not to race with RUSSELL, in behind him in P7. Lewis responds by saying he won't be letting up on the pace, but Russell gets through anyway and moves up.

Russell gives Hamilton a hearty thanks on team radio, and looks to close in on OCON in P5.

LAP 31/57

PIASTRI complains of a long brake pedal as McLaren's season just goes from bad to worse. The Aussie is down in P18, just behind his team-mate NORRIS, in P17.

VERSTAPPEN is given permission to 'lean on' the tyres out in front so that when he inevitably pits, he'll come out ahead of ALONSO. So the Dutchman rinsing the last life out of these tyres before he comes in to pit, likely in the next few laps.

LAP 29/57

The current race order:

1. VERSTAPPEN 2. PEREZ 3. OCON 4. ALONSO 5. SAINZ 6. HAMILTON 7. RUSSELL 8. HULKENBERG 9. TSUNODA 10. GASLY

LAP 27/57

ALONSO and SAINZ having a great battle but with Alonso lasting longer before pitting he'll more than likely extend his advantage and has OCON in his sights in P3.

And with SAINZ also having to serve a penalty, ALONSO is looking good for a podium position.

LAP 25/57

F1 confirm that SAINZ has received a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

⚠️ PENALTY ⚠️

Sainz is hit with a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane

He will serve it at his next pit stop, or have the time added to his finishing time if he doesn't pit again#MiamiGP #F1 https://t.co/jXt7OEt2tV

— Formula 1 (@F1) May 7, 2023

LAP 24/57

HAMILTON gets past HULKENBERG to get up to P6 while team-mate RUSSELL takes out STROLL to get up into P9.

PEREZ is eating into ALONSO's advantage in P2 - it's now down to 12.5 seconds after just a few laps post-pit for the Mexican.

LAP 22/57

PEREZ breezes past OCON and will look to eat into VERSTAPPEN's lead.

SAINZ meanwhile is being investigated for speeding in the pit lane, and if found guilty he'll suffer a five-second penalty - he did produce a HEAVY lock-up when entering the lane at precisely the speed limit point.

LAP 20/57

PEREZ pits right on the maximum range of the medium tyres, and it's a standard, quick stop for the Red Bull team.

He rejoins in P4, with OCON temporarily running in P3, but he has yet to pit.

A lot of rubber and tyre pieces littering the track - will be interesting to see if drivers begin to really suffer as we reach the closing stages of this race.

LAP 19/57

SAINZ pits as Ferrari try to undercut ALONSO and get that final podium spot.

Sainz comes out in P7, putting the pressure on Aston Martin to provide as quick a stop as possible when the former world champion has to come in.

LAP 15/57

Verstappen cuts past Alonso to make it a Red Bull 1-2!

The duo lead Alonso, Sainz, Russell and Leclerc#MiamiGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/ObSzsDYTqk

— Formula 1 (@F1) May 7, 2023