Carlos Sainz and the party escapes Checo Pérez in Miami

Checo Pérez, during the Grand Prix of Miami, United States. Mark Thompson (AFP)

Formula 1 experienced a weekend full of former athletes, musicians, actresses.

From the meeting between Michael Jordan, Tom Brady and David Beckham with Lewis Hamilton to Bad Bunny dedicating an autograph on Checo Pérez's rear wing.

A total symposium of the fastest cars in the world.

The afternoon was, however, a lot of anger for the Mexican driver who could not get on the podium and celebrate with champagne because Carlos Sainz was the stopper for him.

The unprecedented race was won, to the good fortune of Red Bull, by Max Verstappen over a Charles Leclerc who is beginning to give way.

Checo Pérez is still looking to definitively win over the Red Bull leadership.

The Mexican aspires to sign a longer contract with the team and maintain the good mystique with Max Verstappen, the king standing.

In qualifying, the Mexican did not have his best lap and remained in fourth position, behind his colleague, Sainz and Leclerc.

Already at the start, Pérez looked out of the corner of his eye in the mirrors to protect himself from Valtteri Bottas, in Alfa Romeo, and avoided scolding Verstappen.

That gesture allowed the Dutchman to overtake Carlos Sainz and take third place.

Pierre Gasly, a 26-year-old Frenchman, is the one who can deprive the driver from Guadalajara of the seat at Red Bull, who has decided to make a decision until the summer.

That uncertainty does not reach the pedals of Checo Pérez, who remains among the best four drivers in the championship.

In Miami, the Mexican had a half of the race full of discomfort because he could not pass in front of Carlos Sainz.

And, on lap 20, Pérez warned his engineer that he was losing power in the car and distance.

That didn't help at all.

The only joy was in the grandstands of the circuit.

Bad Bunny and Checo Pérez, in Miami. Mark Thompson (AFP)

At the

exit , the light seemed to be there for the Mexican who could take advantage, but it was not like that either.

Not even if the Spaniard had problems with one of his tires in the pits on lap 20. Gasly, for his part, struggled to catch Hamilton and to defend himself against Fernando Alonso.

On lap 41, the Frenchman hit the tire of Lando Norris and caused a spectacular spin on the track.

That was enough for there to be a safety car, which forces the drivers to shorten their distances.

It also opened the opportunity for the Mexican to change the tires again and look for that third place based on new tires.

In the relaunched, the Mexican pressed to reach, now or never, Sainz.

Pérez forced the machine to put pressure on the Ferrari.

When he believed that he had the ideal moment, the Spaniard blocked so well that he relegated the Mexican.

Neither for the internal curve, nor outside, nor in the DRS zones (when the rear wing opens to take more speed).

Nothing was enough.

The Mexican was left with a good fourth place that helps Red Bull fight Ferrari for the constructors' championship.

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