Checo Pérez, third place in the ‘sprint race’ of the Miami GP

Miami is a city that suits Sergio Pérez. Since the circuit was included in the Formula One calendar in 2022, the Mexican has stood out. Yesterday he gave another example of his prominence with a third place in the sprint race and a fourth place in the rankings. It was a busy day for Czech and its Red Bull, with two events in which the tricolor’s abilities were tested.

With the fresh memory of having achieved pole position and a second place last year, Pérez performed under the strong heat that appeared at the Miami International Autodrome.

The first challenge was sprint, a short race with points in dispute. Sergio didn’t start well.

He could not maintain the third position in which he started from the first corner. He was displaced by Australian Daniel Ricciardo. However, Pérez, deputy leader in the Drivers’ World Championship, quickened his pace and on the sixth lap he regained the position with which he achieved six points and reached 91 points.

Only Max Verstappen, Checo’s teammate, and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), finished ahead of the Mexican in an event scheduled for 19 laps.

The spotlight, however, went to Max, accustomed to bordering on perfection. The Dutchman has only missed one victory in the campaign and it was due to a mechanical problem. That has been his only weak point in five Grand Prix.

He confirmed that if it is not for a breakdown, he is in a league completely superior to his rivals. Saturday was a pristine day for Mad Max.

After winning the sprinthe was missing only one obstacle: the which ones. Difficulty that was resolved by the three-time champion as only he knows how; with another first site.

With the order of the grid at stake, Verstappen closed Saturday with his sixth pole position consecutive, with which he tied the Frenchman Alain Prost, who also reached this figure at the beginning of the 1993 season.

This is also the first pole of Verstappen in the city of Florida, despite winning in the first two editions.

Although his work was relentless, he accepted that it is still difficult for him to adapt to the layout and conditions.

Every year we come here, I find it extremely difficult to be consistent with the feel of the car and tires on a lap.he admitted.

“It’s not the most fun lap of my career because of how slippery it is. You don’t have much confidence in the return, but we are in the pole and, of course, that is the most important thing,” he stressed.

Verstappen, 27 points ahead of Checo, his closest pursuer, has so far monopolized both sprints that have been disputed and the six poles registered.

The Red Bull driver achieved the fastest lap with 1:27.241, to surpass the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr, and head the grid in the first of three F1 stops this year in the United States.

70 thousandths behind his teammate, Czechbefore the strong heat, fell to fourth place in the which onesfollowed by McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who were probably disappointed after the improvements introduced, with which they hoped to get closer to Red Bull and Ferrari.