The Dutchman finished ahead of Mexican teammate Sergio Pérez, who started on pole position, and Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin).

+Mad Max+, who had started from the fifth row, did not drag to make the superiority of his RB19 speak: he was already fourth after 9 laps and took second place on lap 15 after erasing Carlos Sainz and then Alonso.

He then took the lead on lap 21 when Pérez returned to the pits and delayed his tyre change as much as possible in order to have enough lead to hope to get ahead of his teammate.

Verstappen finally stopped on lap 46 and came out just behind Pérez, but he took the lead two laps later and never let it go.

A week after a disappointing weekend in Azerbaijan, where he took second place in the Grand Prix and third in the sprint, the Dutchman set the record straight.

With his third win of the season and fastest lap in the race, he increased his lead in the world championship over Pérez by six points to 14 lengths (119 pts against 105).

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By achieving its fourth one-two in five races, Red Bull confirmed its overwhelming dominance and still left only the crumbs to the competition.

Sergio Perez in Miami on May 7, 2023 © ANGELA WEISS / AFP

At the wheel of his Aston Martin, Alonso had another great race to win another podium, his fourth of the season. His Canadian teammate Lance Stroll, who missed qualifying, finished 12th after starting in 18th position.

Mercedes, struggling in qualifying, made up for it well during the Grand Prix with the fourth place of the British George Russell and the sixth of his compatriot Lewis Hamilton, who had started in 13th position.

Ferrari, which finally clinched its first podium of the season in Baku last weekend, limited the damage by placing its two cars in the Top 7. Spaniard Carlos Sainz finished fifth despite a five-second pit speed penalty, while Monegasque Charles Leclerc took seventh place.

The French Alpine team, which had not scored any points in the last two races, reacted well in Miami: Frenchmen Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon took 8th and 9th places.

Fernando Alonso in Miami on May © 7 ANGELA WEISS / AFP

Denmark's Kevin Magnussen, who had clinched a surprising fourth place on the grid, completed the Top 10 and clinched a point for his Haas team, which was racing in front of its home crowd and partners in the United States.

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