According to the F1 Power Rankings, it wasn't Oscar Piastri who got the best rating after the Miami GP. That went to Alexander Albon, who finished fifth on Sunday. After on Saturday, he had a busy day with the stewards, where he got a five-second penalty during a Sprint for Safety Car infringement and then a non-driver reprimand in Q1, Albon earned the best score by the five juries. The Thai-British driver was awarded a 9.8
“After losing his P4 result in Saturday’s Sprint thanks to a five-second time penalty for failing to stay above the minimum time under Safety Car conditions, Alex Albon made up for that disappointment in Sunday’s race, the Thai driver gaining places from P7 on the grid to impressively lead Williams’ double points haul in P5," the jury argued.
The reason why Verstappen received an 8.2 in Miami for his weekend
Oscar Piastri finished in second place with an 8.8. "The Australian was again in stunning form come race day, sealing a commanding win to extend his lead at the top of the championship standings," the panel wrote.
Verstappen rounded off the Top 3 with an 8.2.
"Becoming a father in the days prior to the Miami Grand Prix had certainly not slowed Max Verstappen down. The Dutchman recovered from receiving a 10-second penalty for an unsafe release in the Sprint to grab a brilliant pole in Qualifying. His pace was not enough to keep McLaren at bay on Sunday, but the Red Bull driver maximised everything to cross the line in P4."After having multiple battles with the Dutchman, Lando Norris was given a 7.8, after he won the Sprint and finished second on Sunday.
In terms of the overall standings, Piastri still leads ahead of Verstappen and Albon.
Power Rankings Classification after the Miami GP
This article was written in collaboration with Estéban den Toom