Formula 1 – Miami Grand Prix race: Leaderboard and lap-by-lap updates as Max Verstappen is almost taken out by Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez at the first corner, while looking to dominate the star-studded race

A number of cars have pitted for hard tires, so here’s how the grid currently looks

1. VER
2. PIA
3. LEC
4. SAI
5. PER
6. NOR
7. HAM
8. RUS
9. TSU
10. OCO
11. ALO
12. ZHO
13. MAG
14. RIC
15. HUL
16. GAS
17. STR
18. ALB
19. SAR
20. BOT

Hulkenberg heads into the pits to swap for hards alongside a number of others

The hard compound could theoretically last the entirety of the race but that’s something no one can obviously do.

Albon’s the first guinea pig to try things out.

Hamilton was able to hold off the Haas machine as Nico was fighting George Russell – who was on his tail with DRS on the back straight

1. VER
2. PIA
3. LEC
4. SAI
5. PER
6. NOR
7. HUL
8. HAM
9. RUS
10. TSU
11. STR
12. GAS
13. ALO
14. ALB
15. OCO
16. SAR
17. ZHO
18. BOT
19. MAG
20. RIC

The decision just got handed down by the stewards

Lewis is still stuck behind Hulkenberg as he struggles to get past the Haas

The Red Bull may have jumped early off the line

An amazing move by the Aussie to go alongside Leclerc and then use the length of his car at the apex to force his way ahead up the inside into P2

1. VER
2. PIA
3. LEC
4. SAI
5. PER
6. NOR
7. HUL
8. HAM
9. TSU
10. RUS

Not that Sergio Perez didn’t try his hardest to cause havoc on the first turn, but we’re free of a wreck so far this race.

Verstappen got a great start out of the gate and he’s 1.5 seconds ahead of Leclerc in second place

The Briton is struggling with the Japanese star behind him and isn’t able to get past the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg

Gasly and Ocon aren’t playing nice

We almost had absolute chaos as Perez nearly clipped the back of Verstappen and went directly across the Ferraris and off the track before re-joining in fourth

This first corner has been a bit of a tricky one in the past, so let’s see if it rears its ugly head again

Any minute now, we’ll see the five lights on and then off

Get yourselves comfortable for what should be a very interesting race

Less than 10 minutes to go!

The drivers are making their way to the grid

Max Verstappen takes a picture alongside Lisa from the K-Pop supergroup BLACKPINK while Charles Leclerc is seen with British songwriter Ed Sheeran

No signs of his better half though…

The former president was seen chatting with McLaren CEO Zak Brown before the race proceedings got underway.

Trump’s had some controversy around him when it comes to this race specifically – as a $250,000/person fundraiser in his name was shut down before the race started. You can read more about that in the link below.

There’s been some penalties added on – leading to a bit of a jumble toward the back of the pack.

1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
3. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
4. Sergio Perez, Red Bull
5. Lando Norris, McLaren
6. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
7. George Russell, Mercedes
8. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
9. Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
10. Yuki Tsunoda, VCARB
11. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
12. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
13. Esteban Ocon, Alpine
14. Alex Albon, Williams
15. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
16. Valtteri Bottas, Sauber
17. Logan Sargeant, Willaims
18. Kevin Magnussen, Haas
19. Zhou Guanyu, Sauber
20. Daniel Ricciardo, VCARB

It’s cloudy over in London and rainy here in New York City, but it’s much better weather down in Miami with clouds in the sky but it’s 81°F outside