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Torquing Point: 2022 Miami Grand Prix reviewed

Ex-F1 driver Jan Lammers felt Carlos Sainz could have done more to keep Max Verstappen behind at the Miami GP start.

Ferrari looked set to deliver the perfect response to a difficult outing at Imola, Charles Leclerc claiming pole for the Miami Grand Prix, while Sainz made it a front-row lockout for Ferrari.

But, Red Bull would shine on race day.

Verstappen was able to pass Sainz at the start, and once Leclerc began to struggle with graining on the medium tyre, Verstappen made the overtake on Lap 9, going on to claim victory and reduce Leclerc’s advantage at the top of the Drivers’ Championship to 19 points.

Lammers was keen to praise the way that Verstappen had approached the race start, one which set the Dutchman up for that drive to victory.

“It all started at the start, because there he [Verstappen] showed how to do it,” said Lammers while speaking on the NOS Formule 1-podcast.

“It looks so subtle and you think he has a better start than Carlos Sainz, but he didn’t have that at all. That top-four went away fairly evenly, but he really made the difference with the braking.

“It was really great that he kept Carlos on the inside as tight as possible. Carlos had no momentum. He did it in