After snatching second place from Carlos Sainz Jr. by taking advantage of his outside position at the first corner, Max Verstappen waited patiently against leader Charles Leclerc. Aided by the degradation of the Ferrari’s tires, the Dutchman ended up closing in and overtaking when the Monegasque was in trouble.
From then on, he gradually built up a solid lead that was eventually wiped out by the Safety Car caused by the collision between Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris. Leclerc’s pressure in the closing moments mounted, but the defending world champion held on thanks to the impressive top speed of his Red Bull on the long charges on the Florida track.
Result of the voting for the driver of the day :
Max Verstappen – 18%
Mick Schumacher – 14.5%
George Russell – 12.7%
Charles Leclerc – 8.6%
Sergio Pérez – 7.6%
The “Riders of the Day” of the 2022 season
| Big prize | driver of the day |
|---|---|
 Bahrein |
  Charles Leclerc |
 Saudi Arabia |
charles leclerc |
 Australia |
Charles Leclerc |
 Emilia Romagna |
  Max Verstappen |
 Miami |
Max Verstappen |
The “Riders of the Day” of the 2021 season
| Big prize | rider of the day |
|---|---|
| Bahrain |
  Sergio Perez |
| Emilia Romagna |
|
 Portugal |
Sergio Perez |
 España |
  Lewis Hamilton |
 Monaco |
  Sebastian Vettel |
 Azerbaijan |
Sebastian Vettel |
 France |
 Max Verstappen |
 Styria |
Charles Leclerc |
| Austria |
 Lando Norris |
 Britain |
charles leclerc |
 Hungary |
  Fernando Alonso |
| Holland |
Sergio Perez |
 Italy |
|
 Rusia |
|
 Turkey |
|
 USA |
|
 Mexico |
|
 Brasil |
|
 qatar |
|
 Saudi Arabia |
|
 Abu Dhabi |
  Kimi Raikkonen |
Daniel Ricciardo
The “Riders of the Day” of the 2020 season
| Big prize | driver of the day |
|---|---|
 Austria |
  Alexander Albon |
| Styria |
 Sergio Pérez |
 Hungary |
Max Verstappen |
| Britain |
Lewis Hamilton |
| 70th Anniversary |
Max Verstappen |
 Spain |
 Sebastian Vettel |
 Belgium |
  Pierre Gasly |
 Italia |
Pierre Gasly |
 Tuscany |
  Daniel Ricciardo |
 Rusia |
Max Verstappen |
 Eifel |
 Nico Hulkenberg |
 Portugal |
Sergio Perez |
| Emilia Romagna |
Kimi Raikkonen |
 Turkey |
 Sebastian Vettel |
 Bahrein |
  Romain Grosjean |
 Sakhir |
 George Russell |
 Abu Dhabi |
Max Verstappen |
“Driver of the Day” titles by driver (since 2016)
| Pilot | Number of times |
|---|---|
| Max Verstappen |
34 |
| Sebastian Vettel |
20 |
| Lewis Hamilton |
10 |
| Charles Leclerc |
10 |
| Daniel Ricciardo |
9 |
| Sergio Perez |
8 |
| Valtteri Bottas |
6 |
| Lando Norris |
5 |
| Fernando Alonso |
4 |
| Kimi Raikkonen |
5 |
| Pierre Gasly |
3 |
 Alexander Albon |
3 |
| Romain Grosjean |
3 |
| Nico Hülkenberg |
2 |
 Daniil Kvyat |
1 |
 Kevin Magnussen |
1 |
| Nico Rosberg |
1 |
 Lance Stroll |
1 |
| George Russell |
1 |
 Carlos Sainz |
1 |
