As we gear up for the second edition of the Miami GP, let us take a look at who holds the fastest lap record.
Formula 1 action moves to the United States this weekend for the 2nd edition of the Miami GP after enthralling races in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Azerbaijan. Miami made an extravagant debut on the F1 calendar last year and it promises to be bigger and better this weekend. The Miami International Autodrome located within the famous Hard Rock stadium is set to host this Grand Prix for the second time. Let us take a look back at how things turned out last season.
Max Verstappen absolutely bossed the inaugural edition of the Miami Grand Prix. Besides being crowned the first champion of this GP in 2022, he also holds the record of setting the fastest lap timing at this GP till date. The Dutch driver’s timing of 1:31.361 in his Red Bull RB18 is the fastest lap time at the Miami circuit. He set this timing during his emphatic victory in the 2022 edition of the Grand Prix.
Verstappen qualified for the main race in third spot behind Leclerc and Sainz, but we showed his class when it mattered the most. The Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz occupied the second and third spots on the podium respectively. Sergio Perez, followed by Mercedes’ drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton occupied the other spots in the top six last season.
Red Bull continues to dominate the drivers’ championship standings after a fantastic start to the season with 1-2 finishes in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan besides a top-of-the-podium finish in Australia.
Max Verstappen leads the standings with 93 points followed by his team-mate Sergio Perez, who occupies the second spot with 87 points while Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso lies in the third spot with 60 points – ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.
The Red Bull duo have already created a considerable gap between themselves and the rest of the pack – other drivers need to pull up their socks very soon if they are to stand a chance.
In the constructors’ championship, the picture is no different. Defending champions Red Bull lead the standings with 180 points. Aston Martin are significantly behind in second place, having earned 87 points from four races so far. Mercedes are placed third in the leaderboard with 76 points in their kitty – a whopping 104 points behind the leaders.
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