Sergio Perez secured his second pole position of the
Formula 1 season, scoring a point in the qualifying duel with
Max Verstappen.
Carlos Sainz also benefited from his teammate's mistake, also catching up with
Charles Leclerc. How do the rest of the duels stand after qualifying for the
Miami Grand Prix?
Perez and Sainz take advantage
With Leclerc causing a late red flag with his crash in qualifying, Verstappen was also unable to attempt to attack Perez's pole time. This brings the
Red Bull Racing standings to 3-2 in favour of Verstappen. Perez also finished ahead of his teammate in Saudi Arabia, with Verstappen starting 15th due to a problem with his driveshaft.
Sainz also benefited from his teammate's mistakes, bringing the score to 3-2 at
Ferrari as well.
Lewis Hamilton qualified behind Mercedes teammate
George Russell for the fourth time this
F1 season.
Lando Norris,
Fernando Alonso and
Alexander Albon also trail their teammates.
Nyck de Vries scored his first point in the direct duel with
Yuki Tsunoda. The same goes for
Kevin Magnussen, who beat
Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying for the first time this year and immediately did so in style by qualifying himself on the second row of the grid.
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