Minute-by-minute updates for the 2023 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
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Sergio Perez starts from pole position in Miami on a shaken-up grid triggered by Charles Leclerc’s crash which denied the top 10 a final lap run in Q3.
Perez is joined by Fernando Alonso on the front row, with Leclerc in seventh and Max Verstappen ninth. Lewis Hamilton also endured a tough qualifying and was dumped out in Q2, meaning he starts in 13th.
The Miami GP starts at 8:30pm BST.
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Red Bull's Verstappen takes a stunning victory from ninth on the grid ahead of Perez and Alonso
Verstappen sets the fastest lap on the penultimate lap, miles ahead of the rest of the field
Verstappen passes Perez for the lead with 10 laps to go
The Dutch driver goes from ninth to second in 15 laps using the hard tyres
With that, we'll call time on our live coverage of the Miami GP. We have a short break before the next race, the Emilia Romagna GP at Imola on 19-21 May, which starts a triple-header of races with Monaco and Spain.
The trophies, winners' medal and champagne is shared out and the celebrations truly get going! Red Bull utterly dominant once again, can anyone catch them?
Verstappen's win and fastest lap sees him extend his championship lead to 14 points over Perez, with Alonso in third already 44 points off the Dutchman.
Perez on second place despite starting on pole: "I tried, I gave it my all. The first stint was really poor with the graining on the tyres. It compromised my race. Max was strong today so congrats to him."
Verstappen on his win from ninth on the grid: "It was a good race, I stayed out of trouble at the beginning and had a clean race. I could stay out long on the hard tyres and that was the difference."
Tsunoda finishes 11th, fending off Stroll at the finish line, with Bottas fading to 13th. Albon comes home in 14th ahead of Hulkenberg, Zhou, Norris, de Vries, Piastri and Sargeant. All 20 starters finished.
Verstappen's got the fastest lap in his pocket and has a 3.8s lead over Perez. It didn't go to plan in qualifying, but he's been flawless in the grand prix.
Into the closing stages of this race, it was a solid effort by Perez but Verstappen has been unstoppable this afternoon. He may have to settle for second place as the gap grows to 1.8s.
Perez defends well into Turn 17, but Verstappen has a second go at him into Turn 1, they go side-by-side at the exit of the corner but Verstappen gets ahead and regains the lead!
Perez has realised what's going on and is picking up the pace. He puts in a 1m30.897s, a new fastest lap, which gives him two-tenths back on the gap to Verstappen.
Russell is asked for tyre feedback and he replies, "they are alright, been better, been worse." Not sure if that'll be all that useful to Mercedes, unless it is a code for "really good" or "really bad".
"Effective track position is now -1.7s," Verstappen is told over team radio. Which basically means he'd come out 1.7s behind Perez if he pitted right now.
