“Really poor” medium stint compromised F1 Miami GP

Perez started from pole with Verstappen down in ninth after the Dutchman failed to set a lap in Saturday’s Q3 qualifying shootout.

But starting on the hard compound, Verstappen effortlessly carved through the field on Sunday and kept his tyres alive until lap 45 of 57.

Verstappen’s enduring hard tyre pace allowed him to almost lead by a pitstop when he finally came in for mediums.

Returning to the track just behind Perez after his switch to fresh medium tyres,…