A few days have passed since the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, which once again saw Max Verstappen at the top. Although the two-time world champion started from ninth place, he even managed to overtake his teammate and win the race. GPBlog has collected all the race commentaries from the German news media.

F1 Insider

"Verstappen wins after catch-up, Perez without a chance" is the title of the article written by journalist Frederik Hackbarth. He describes Verstappen's victory as a "demonstration of power" and underlines his teammate's sadness."It's especially bitter for teammate and world championship challenger Sergio Perez, who had high hopes of a second win in a row after Baku from pole, but simply couldn't match Verstappen's speed on Sunday."

The journalist also congratulates Alonso on his podium finish, commenting with a wink: "[Alonso] seems to have subscribed to third place this season". Mercedes also gets praise, as"Behind them, George Russell in the Mercedes beats Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. Teammate Lewis Hamilton does the same to Charles Leclerc in the battle for sixth."

Motorsport-Total.com

The Motorsport-Total.com editor-in-chief describes Verstappen's race from ninth on the grid to victory as"an absolutely superb performance"."There was no safety car period in Miami, but Verstappen won the race anyway. Because he was uncompromising right from the start and never let his team-mate Sergio Perez pull away too far at the front," are Christian Nimmervoll's thoughts.

At the same time, another journalist, Kevin Hermann, analysed Ferrari's form and wondered how the Scuderia can be amazing during qualifying but terrible on race day."Looking at the data speaks volumes: On average for the season, Ferrari are around 2 tenths off Red Bull in qualifying, but then almost 7 tenths off in the race." Although the journalist concludes that it could have something to do with tyre wear, the editor-in-chief has a different opinion. In a podcast, he compares Verstappen and Leclerc's mental armour."Even the botched qualifying in Miami, in which he finished ninth, could not harm his mental armour. On the contrary: afterwards, the Red Bull star stood in front of the cameras and announced that he wanted to finish second on Sunday. At the very least.That is a callousness that is not evident in the same form in Charles Leclerc, one of his biggest rivals, at least on the outside."

Sky Germany

Sky expert Udo Hutflötz had different expectations for this race weekend."In the run-up to Sunday's race, there was not really much to be said for Max Verstappen. TheRed Bull driver only started from P9 after the messed up qualifying. His team mate Sergio Perez, on the other hand, had pole position and thus the best prerequisites for a victory." But after plenty of action, the world champion took the crown. According to Hutflötz:"The main components for success: luck and skill!"

SkyDeutschland also reports the opinion of Sky expert Ralf Schumacher, who praises Alonso for his podium finish and shares his opinion:"Lance is certainly a good driver, better than many, including me, have claimed in the past. But it's not enough for the class of Alonso."

He also thinks Ferrai fans need patience:"They need a bit of patience as drivers' mistakes pile up. With the experience of Carlos Sainz, it must not happen that he gets another five-second penalty."

Sport1 Germany

However, the editors of Sport1 Germany would like to point out an important detail about the 2023 Miami Grand Prix. They titled their article:"Remarkable detail at Verstappen show" to show that the most remarkable thing about the race was that:"All 20 drivers finished.The safety car did not have to be called out once, although plenty of chaos had been expected in advance given the sometimes tight street circuit and slippery tarmac," which for once is a good thing. They also called Verstappen's race at the front"a furious race to catch up and win".

And with regard to Hamilton and Leclerc, they highlighted the following:"Lewis Hamilton also made a remarkable recovery, finishingsixth. Ferrari star Charles Leclerc, who started the season with world championship ambitions, finished the race in a disappointing seventh place."