Flying Dutchman, Max Verstappen, was in a class of his own in Miami on Sunday when he drove through most of the field from ninth position on the grid to the chequered flag. The only man near him was teammate Sergio Perez, who finished second in the sister Red Bull.
The Red Bull cars certainly have an advantage over the rest of the field for a number of reasons. The two most important, I think, are a powerful Honda engine and a clever aerodynamic advantage.
This could be some form of special drag reduction, but it has everybody guessing.
The senior Superman from Spain, Fernando Alonso, gave us another brilliant display to bring his Aston Martin home in third place.
The double world champion does not cease to amaze despite his 41 year old age.
Another great drive was that of Englishman George Russell, who, through sheer determination brought the below par Mercedes into fourth place.
The second Spaniard, Carlos Sainz, was fifth in his Ferrari.
He, like teammate Charles Leclerc, also had to coax his Prancing Horse very hard to get an average result – seventh.
The Ferraris were split by a disappointed Lewis Hamilton who was also not happy with his steed, which finished sixth.
The two Renault Alpines driven by Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon are trying hard and have good reliability but not enough speed.
They were in line astern, in eighth and ninth places respectively.
Kevin Magnussen brought up the last point scoring position in 10th.
We now move back across the ocean to Europe for the Triple header Imola Grand Prix in two weeks’ time, followed by Monaco a week later and Spain, another week later.
The season is hotting up and all the teams other than Red Bull are desperate to find out how and why the Bulls can charge so fast?
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