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Verstappen ran away while his competitors put on a scrappy show behind him.

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May 4, 2024 at 8:59 PM EDT

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It's the small victories that matter?

Pierre Gasly (P9) and Logan Sargeant (P10) finished in the top ten on Saturday. Neither were points finishes (points only go to the top eight finishers in the sprint), but it's something small for both struggling teams to hang their hats on going into the grand prix.

A look back at that wild start

The moment and bold Hamilton move that affected four drivers' races.

There's one thing about the sprint format Verstappen likes

Verstappen (perhaps infamously now) reacted to his sprint pole yesterday with "LOL." He complained for much of Friday's sessions about his car's balance, so he was surprised for once to finish a quali session on top. If this was 2023, the team would be in a real pickle for the rest of the weekend. Last year, cars went into parc ferme as soon as sprint qualifying ended - no set-up changes were allowed for the rest of the weekend.

Thanks to 2024's revised sprint weekend format, that's no longer the case. Teams can make setup changes through the end of grand prix qualifying. That's bad news for Red Bull's competitors, as they'll be able to take what they've learned over practice and the sprint sessions and apply it to their final GP setup.

"Yeah, we changed a few things that we thought would be better, probably going into qualifying, and it didn't work," Verstappen said of sprint qualifying. "So we'll look into what we can improve, you know, now. And yeah, I mean, of course, that's why I am very happy with this new format that at least you can make a few changes. Otherwise, you are stuck with it. And basically it can, you know, ruin your weekend."

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In this economy?

Grand prix tickets for the Hard Rock Beach Club seating area were going for $1,063 on StubHub on Friday. At that price point, I suppose it's not so surprising that lobster rolls in that section cost almost a third of the seat price. Okay, it's still shocking.

Leclerc's biggest deterrent to winning? Dirty air

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Max Verstappen didn't leave Charles Leclerc in the dust - the difference between P1 and P2 in the sprint was just 3.371s, a toss-up during this Verstappen Era. But Leclerc couldn't quite reel the Red Bull in. Asked if it was due to the tire deg difference, Leclerc instead pointed to dirty air.

"Whenever I was getting within 1.8 (seconds) 1.7 (seconds), I would drop to 2.2, 2.3, and then I'd come back a little bit," Leclerc said. "So, I was mostly struggling with dirty air. Yeah. I think if I had the DRS on that first lap, we probably could have put him under a bit more pressure, but we didn't. So, we need to look into that tomorrow to try and make sure that we keep the DRS if we are behind and we'll pull away if are in front."

Hamilton's pit lane speed limit breach wasn't a small one

We've just got through the stewards' document for Lewis Hamilton's pit lane speed limit breach: turns out he was 10.7 km/h over the 80 km/h limit, resulting in the post-race drive-through penalty being applied.

Someone's very happy after his first points of the season

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Hint: It's this guy.

Final tally for K-Mag penalties

A whopping 35 seconds!

A crafty move from Alonso

F1TV just reported that after the Sprint, Fernando Alonso made what appeared to be a practice pit stop, which seems odd. But commentator James Hinchcliffe, who was on the scene, revealed the Aston Martin driver actually stopped just shy of his pit box, then pulled a massive burnout through to its other side—laying down rubber that will give him more grip when he comes into the pits during tomorrow's grand prix.

Alonso says Hamilton "ruined" a lot of drivers' days

Arguably one of the biggest incidents of collateral damage occurred in the first turn of the sprint race in Miami today. When Lewis Hamilton dove late underneath Fernando Alonso, it surprised the Aston Martin driver and caused a chain reaction that led to the retirements of both Lando Norris and Lance Stroll. Alonso had to pit to replace his tires and front wing and finished P18. The stewards quickly declined to penalize anyone for the mess, considering it a racing incident. After the race, Alonso told Spanish-language media that he didn't expect any reconsideration from the FIA.

"We'll see what they decide. I imagine they won't decide anything, because he isn't Spanish," Alonso, who is Spanish, said. "But I think he ruined a lot of people's races, especially Norris - who has a very fast car."

Magnussen on Hamilton scrap, penalties: "I had to do my thing

Kevin Magnussen's heated sprint race battle with Lewis Hamilton left him with a whole heap of time penalties, but it appeared the whole time the Haas driver was holding off the pack so teammate Nico Hülkenberg could race away and secure points in P7. Speaking to F1TV after the race, Magnussen confirmed that strategy was in play.

"They were fair, all the penalties were fair," Magnussen said. "But I had to do my thing to protect Nico, make the space, same story as Jeddah. So I got some penalties, we got some points as a team. It kind of sucks for me because I think we probably could have just finished there, both cars, had we played the game together, kept me in the DRS, but Nico cut the chicane at one point and broke the DRS.

"Then I was vulnerable to Lewis, started fighting with him, lost ground to Nico, and that was it. I had to play the sporting game not to have him be overtaken as well. So not the way I want to go racing, but what I had to do."

Get ready for more racing

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Your sprint race points scorers

Hamilton has been pinged with a 20-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane early in the sprint, dropping him from eighth to 16th. It puts Tsunoda up into the points for eighth.

Max Verstappen: 8
Charles Leclerc: 7
Sergio Pérez: 6
Daniel Ricciardo: 5
Carlos Sainz: 4
Oscar Piastri: 3
Nico Hülkenberg: 2
Yuki Tsunoda: 1

Ricciardo's radio is gold

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As you'd expect, Daniel Ricciardo's radio is on fire post-race. There's been cursing, growling like a dog, but he's very happy with that result. "I prefer it at the front," he tells his engineer. "Ohhh that was fun, thanks guys."

Another time penalty for Magnussen

Five seconds for track limits.

Ricciardo is on the board

That's a superb drive from Daniel Ricciardo, fourth place in the sprint after keeping Carlos Sainz's Ferrari at bay for the majority. Five points in the bag, a much-needed boost after a tricky start.

Easy as you like for Max Verstappen

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Versappen wasn't totally happy with the feel of his car, but Max Verstappen was untouchable yet again in the sprint. Three seconds clear of Leclerc at the line, never looked in any danger. I'm sure he'll do some changes to the car ahead of qualifying later to get even more comfortable.

Leclerc's keeping Verstappen in sight

The gap between the Red Bull and Ferrari is just 2.5 seconds with two laps to go. A noble effort by Leclerc to keep the reigning champ in his sights, even if not in DRS range or striking distance.