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Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Miami, 2024

Verstappen MISTAKE triggers Miami safety car drama

Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Miami, 2024 — Photo: © IMAGO

Verstappen MISTAKE triggers Miami safety car drama

Max Verstappen made an uncharacteristic mistake

Sheona Mountford
F1 Journalist
Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

After hitting a bollard during the Miami Grand Prix, Max Verstappen brought out a virtual safety car.

The incident caused damage to his front wing, with a VSC deployed in order to give the stewards chance to remove the bollard from the track.

READ MORE: Big SMASH hands huge advantage to Verstappen F1 rivals

Despite the incident, Verstappen did not lose any performance and remained in the lead.

A marshal has since removed the debris from the track, and the race was restarted shortly after the uncharacteristic mistake from the world champion.

Max Verstappen made a mistake at the Miami GP
Max Verstappen made a mistake at the Miami GP
Perez locked up his tyres during the first lap of the Miami GP
Perez locked up his tyres during the first lap of the Miami GP

Verstappen makes a big mistake in Miami

Verstappen pitted under green flag conditions, where the team checked his front wing for damage.

With no issues found, the Dutch driver was sent back out on hard tyres, where he came out ahead of Charles Leclerc.

It could have been an even worse start for Verstappen during the opening lap, with Sergio Perez locking up and nearly crashing into his team-mate.

The Mexican driver fell down the order, as the McLaren of Oscar Piastri took advantage of the incident to move up to third place.

READ MORE: FIA announce HEAVY fine for F1 star after 'extremely dangerous' move

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