Verstappen advances to P2 and hunts down race leader Leclerc

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21:39, 08 May 2022

Max Verstappen immediately did good business on the opening lap of the Miami Grand Prix. The Dutch driver had a good start when the lights went out and immediately managed to pass Carlos Sainz. It's now all about his hunt on World Championship leader Charles Leclerc.

Sergio Perez failed to advance to third place. He is now looking straight into the back of Sainz. The big loser of the start is called Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes driver started from sixth place, but he was immediately passed by Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso.

No funny stuff in opening lap

Miraculously, the start went off without any crashes, though Alonso had some contact with Hamilton. It means that for the time being, we have not yet seen a safety car in the United States.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Verstappen advances to P2 and hunts down race leader Leclerc

No funny stuff in opening lap

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