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F1 Miami GP Live Commentary and Updates – Race
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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Verstappen's 1m31.0s gives him another half a second on Perez to get the gap to 18.2s. If he keeps going at this rate he might even come out ahead of the Mexican.
Verstappen's lead is up to 17.6s as Perez is starting to struggle with the pace and making a few mistakes.
In fact, that move was timely indeed for Hamilton as Ocon slotted in between the Mercedes and Bottas at the start of lap 40.
Hamilton gets through on Bottas on the inside of Turn 16 to take 10th as Ocon heads for the pits.
Leclerc has also finally cleared Magnussen for ninth.
Hamilton has dispatched with Albon and is now hounding old team-mate Bottas.
Stopwatch
Hulkenberg fires in the fastest lap of the race on fresh medium tyres with a 1m30.901s.
Now it is Verstappen's turn to pull on the rope between the Red Bulls, pushing the gap to 16.9s over Perez. All eyes are turning to the Red Bull pits.
Hamilton has come in for his stop on lap 38 to switch to medium tyres. The Mercedes driver comes back out in 13th behind Albon.
Russell is on a right old charge as he storms by Sainz into fourth place. This is turning into a nightmare race for Ferrari.
Leclerc uses DRS to outbrake Magnussen into Turn 17, but loses out into Turn 1 and is relegated to 11th as Tsunoda dives into pitlane for his stop.
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Perez puts in a 1m31.192s to chip a couple of tenths into Verstappen's lead. The gap is at 15.6s.
Magnussen had a brief off-track moment at the Turn 14/15 chicane but holds 11th. He's got Leclerc bearing down on him now.
Verstappen and Perez are still matching lap times out in front, which is pushing the pair clear of the rest of the pack headed by Alonso in third.
Leclerc has told his team that "the car is jumping all over the place". Not been a great afternoon for the Ferrari driver. He's 12th behind Magnussen, Stroll (who is yet to pit), Gasly and Tsunoda (who is also yet to pit).
Hmm, Sainz had briefly slipped behind Ocon, but has got back ahead again into Turn 11.
Pit stop
Hulkenberg finally comes into the pits. He goes onto the mediums and rejoins in 16th.
Perez is keeping an eye on Verstappen's pace as he puts in a lap just a shade slower. Red Bull expects Verstappen to come out around 5s behind Perez when he does pit.
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Verstappen duly reacts with a 1m31.293s to set a new fastest lap of the race.
Zhou has come in for a new set of hard tyres, dropping him to 17th between Norris and De Vries.
Verstappen is told he can "lean on his tyres more" with Red Bull making sure he has enough of a gap before his pitstop to come out ahead of Alonso in third.
Just like Alonso, Sainz darts by Ocon into Turn 11 to take the position to move into fourth.
McLaren is having a shocker this afternoon. Piastri is battling a long brake pedal in 18th, 11.5s behind team-mate Norris.
Alonso, with the aid of DRS again, takes third place on the track by passing Ocon at Turn 11.
At the front, Verstappen and Perez are running a similar pace, with the gap at 16.1s. The Dutch driver will lose around 20s in his pitstop and then will attack on fresh medium tyres.
Russell eases past Hulkenberg into Turn 11 for seventh as the Haas is yet to change tyres.
Next time around Alonso gets the move done at Turn 11, taking fourth place off Sainz, which will be the final podium place when Ocon pits ahead.
Albon says "this pushing is not good for the tyres, I don't agree with this". He's down in 16th at the moment, 4.090s behind Bottas.
As I say that, Leclerc has found a way through on Zhou for 13th.
Leclerc hasn't been able to do much to work his way through cars in front of him following his stop. The Ferrari is still 14th but has DRS range on Zhou.
Alonso, with a seven-lap tyre life advantage over Sainz, wants to take the place on track rather than rely on the penalty. He gets very close to the rear of Sainz into Turn 11 but has to back out of it.
Stroll not happy with the amount of information he is being given by his team. He's told his pace is good.
Stroll has now dropped out of the points as Gasly came past into Turn 11. Remember, Stroll is yet to stop.
Pit stop
Alonso pits at the end of lap 24 from second and comes out in fifth, behind Sainz, but his Ferrari rival has that five-second penalty to serve which will undo all his good work.
No further action from the stewards on the Stroll incident.
Mercedes reassures Russell that his front wing is ok. Certainly doesn't look like he's struggling with any issues.
Russell eases past Stroll into Turn 1 for ninth at the start of lap 24. The Aston driver has been noted for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at some point over the previous lap.
Red Bull boss Horner says the team's simulation tools predict Perez and Verstappen to be battling for the lead with three laps to go. That'll be fun.
Russell has asked his team to "check the front wing", starting that message with some swearing. Has he had some contact with Stroll?
Pit stop
Albon comes into switch to the hard tyre, leaving Alonso as the only driver on mediums right now on lap 23.
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