Verstappen was able to 'disrupt' Norris' race more than Piastri's: 'Sometimes you have to let it go'

It was Piastri who managed to win his third in a row, with Norris finishing 4.6 seconds behind his teammate in Miami. In the end, Verstappen finished in P4 and just under 40 seconds behind them.

"Everyone knew once you get McLaren's out in front on a long run, that they would be difficult to beat. And of course Max Verstappen fought tooth and nail as he always does to prevent them from passing," Damon Hill began in the Chequered Flag podcast after the Miami Grand Prix.

"He managed to hamper Lando's race a little bit more than Oscar’s. Oscar had to think carefully about how to get past him but he managed to size him up and finally did a neat job on Max," the Briton continued.

Norris first battled Verstappen in first sector after the start of the Grand Prix, with the Dutchman leaving him no space. After Norris had to go wide, he lost multiple positions.

The 1996 world champion continued: "I think you have to really think carefully about how you're gonna try and pass Max Verstappen. Max went too deep and Lando undercut him and then put himself in position where he was on the outside of Turn 2, and then Max just thought ‘Well, I need that road, I'm sorry.’"

"Everyone is scrabbling for grip, for advantage and inevitably if you get yourself on the outside and someone needs that road, you're going to be pushed off the track and Lando found himself in that situation. Why put yourself in that situation sometimes you have to let something go to fight again another day or another lap," the former F1 driver concluded.

Currently, the gap between Piastri and Norris stands at 16 points in favour of the Australian driver in the standings. Verstappen is 32 points behind Piastri after six rounds have been completed.