Miami International Autodrome – 57 laps – 5.412km – 19 corners

Sprint starting position: P2
Sprint result: P2
Fastest lap: 1m40.238 (lap 7)

GP starting position: P4
GP result: P1 (Medium -> Hard)
Fastest lap: 1m29.822 (lap 35)

Oscar makes it 3 GP wins in a row. A first for a McLaren driver since Mika Häkkinen in 1997/98. He also becomes only the 4th driver to have won 3 consecutive races in the hybrid era alongside Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen.

The weekend through OP’s visor

Sprint & GP Quali…

“It’s been a bit of a frustrating day, but there are positives as we head into race day tomorrow. This morning I did all I could to win the Sprint, but unfortunately the timing of the Safety Car just took it away from me. However, the team did a good job in tricky conditions, and P2 in the Sprint was still a positive result.

Unfortunately, this afternoon I just fell out of the rhythm at the wrong time and wasn’t able to put a good lap in during Q3. It’s a shame as my pace in Q2 was strong and proved there were a few more positions on offer. Tomorrow is another day and the pace in the car is good, so we’ll try to make up those positions in the race tomorrow.”

The race…

“It’s a great feeling to have won the race today, one I really wanted to win! Clearly the car was unbelievable today and we were able to use that pace advantage. That’s down to everyone here trackside and the whole team at the factory putting in an incredible amount of hard work to get us to where we are now. As always, there’s lots of learnings to take away from the weekend but I’m very, very happy to be leaving Miami on top.”