Verstappen beats Perez in Miami: "We kept it clean"

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23:14, 07 May 2023

Max Verstappen was unbeatable. Saturday was disappointing for the Red Bull Racing driver, but in the end, it was the Dutchman who returned home most satisfied. In his first reaction, Verstappen says he is very happy that he managed to stay out of trouble and crossed the finish line first thanks to a long stint on hard tyres.

"It was a good race. Stayed out of trouble at the beginning and picked of the cars one by one. Then I could stay out longer on the harder and make it last. Then a good old fight with Checo, and we kept it clean," Verstappen summed up his Sunday in a few sentences.

Due to the disappointing qualifying, Verstappen had to come from ninth position, not the best starting position. "Winning a race from P9 was satisfying. We didn't know what the weather will do, but we were confident that the strategy (hard to medium) would work."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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