Despite a first lap incident that saw Lance Stroll and Lando Norris retire with damage, Max Verstappen took home the Sprint Shootout victory Saturday afternoon ahead of 2nd place Charles LeClerc and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez. Largely unchallenged by the competition, Verstappen’s only potential undoing in his perfect run in Miami appeared to be from his own tires as the Dutchman complained over the radio near the end of the Sprint that he felt he had no grip. Despite the complaint, LeClerc was unable to make up time as the Red Bull continued to pull away as Verstappen claimed victory by 3.371s.

HIGHLIGHTS: Catch the action from an eventful Sprint in Miami as Verstappen wins amid plenty of battles

Sergio Perez, starting 3rd on the grid, fell back at the start to 4th place starter – an eventual finisher – Daniel Ricciardo, who picked up his best race result since Mexico in 2023. The RB driver put up a fight for much of the race and was able to hold off challenges from the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz and the sole McLaren of Oscar Piasti, who would go on to finish 5th and 6th respectively.

Nico Hulkenberg ended his day 7th, having started 10th, to score points for Haas, while teammate Magnussen had a race to forget, racking up multiple penalties in route to his eventual 18th place finish. Running as high as 8th at one point, Magnussen and Hamilton squared off with the Dane aggressively blocking and shoving Hamilton off line in defense of the final points scoring position. After multiple infringements, Magnussen was assessed multiple 10-sec time penalties and was later investigated for unsportsmanlike conduct post race.

MUST-SEE: Relive Magnussen and Hamilton’s bare-knuckle battle in the Miami Sprint

During the scuffle between Magnussen and Hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda saw his chance to strike. Having started from 15th, the RB drivers positioned himself into the top 10 behind Hamilton and took advantage of the pair scrapping for position as he slipped between the two in turn 12 as Hamilton was pushed off track by Magnussen. With The time penalty applied, and Hamilton unable to keep pace on the long, fast straights, Tsunoda would go on to claim the final points position for the day.

With the Sprint Shootout finished, all eyes are on the late afternoon race-qualifying session as Verstappen looks to maintain his perfect record in the Florida sun. Tune in at 16:00 local time to catch all the action as knockout qualifying gets underway.

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