Verstappen booed at the Miami GP after winning

Reigning F1 champion Verstappen was subjected to a chorus of boos following his impressive victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday evening.

The Dutchman started from ninth on the grid but easily made his way up to second before the 15th lap.

The 25-year-old eventually caught and went pass his teammate Sergio Perez with nine laps remianing to win his third race of the season and extend his gap on top of the standings to 14 points.

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Verstappen was heavily booed during the pre-race introduction ceremony and again after the race.

American Rapper LL Cool J conducted the ceremonies, with Verstappen the only driver to receive a hostile reception while Lewis Hamilton and Perez got the loudest reaction from the Miami crowd.

Verstappen insists he is jeered because he is winning

“If I was driving at the back nobody would be doing anything in terms of reaction, right? It’s normal that they don’t like whoever is winning. So this is something which is absolutely fine for me as long as I stand on the top. That is the most important thing. I take the trophy home and they go back to their houses and they can have a nice evening.”

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Verstappen’s teammate Perez, who led the majority of the race, was left disappointed by his second-place finish in Miami, having been beaten by the Dutchman’s superior tyre strategy in the late stages.

Formula One will return in two weeks time for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Verstappen leads the driver’s standings followed by the Mexican Perez with Fernando Alonso completing the top three.

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