McLaren's 1-2 finish at the sprint in Miami has increased their lead in the standings, as Red Bull's embarrasing pitstop blunder with Max Verstappen sees them fall into Ferrari's menacing clutches. Verstappen who had been running in a rather discreet P3 until an unsafe release completely derailed his chances at scoring a good result in the 19-lap race, was handed a 10 second time penalty which saw him fall out of the points, thus Red Bull too came away from the sprint race empty handed as Yuki Tsunoda was also unable to score points.
McLaren's rule is dominant and uncontested, as they lead Mercedes, their closest pursuer, by 88 points. with
Red Bull Racing 26 points behind Mercedes and only 5 points ahead of Ferrari.
UPDATE: Alex Albon (Safety Car infringement), Liam Lawson (causing a collision) and Oliver Bearman (unsafe release) were all penalised after the Sprint. See the updated standings below!
F1 Constructors' Standings after Miami Sprint Race
- McLaren - 203
- Mercedes - 118
- Red Bull Racing - 92
- Ferrari - 84
- Williams - 25
- Haas - 20
- Aston Martin - 14
- Racing Bulls - 8
- Alpine - 7
- Sauber - 6