With five successive wins at the start of the 2023 Formula 1 season, there was little to be learned in Max Verstappen’s Miami Grand Prix triumph for his Red Bull squad – bar the team nailing the tricky demands of the track’s new surface around the home of the Miami Read more
Lando Norris lost an estimated 0.2 seconds per lap in Florida following a Turn 1 hit from Nyck de Vries that damaged his floor. He finished 17th as Oscar Piastri classified in 19th.The team had considered retiring Piastri altogether as the rookie worked to manage spiking brake temperatures while a Read more
Starting on the front row alongside polesitter Sergio Perez, Alonso was unable to follow the Mexican in the dominant Red Bull and had to concede another spot to eventual winner Max Verstappen in the sister RB19.After taking his fourth podium in five grands prix, Alonso conceded his team’s perspective on Read more
His team-mate Sergio Perez led from pole position, running medium tyres like the majority of the field, while Verstappen started ninth on hards after his qualifying woes restricted him to ninth on the grid.As expected, Verstappen worked his way through the field, and led the middle stages of the race Read more
Perez started from pole with Verstappen down in ninth after the Dutchman failed to set a lap in Saturday’s Q3 qualifying shootout.But starting on the hard compound, Verstappen effortlessly carved through the field on Sunday and kept his tyres alive until lap 45 of 57.Verstappen’s enduring hard tyre pace allowed Read more
As F1 races look to innovate and keep themselves fresh, one idea being considered is for Miami to follow Las Vegas and run at night.Speaking on Sunday morning, Miami GP managing partner Tom Garfinkel said that a night race was something being evaluated amid talks with F1.“We’ve had some discussions Read more
The Dutchman won from ninth on the grid, after losing out on a shot to set a qualifying time on Saturday after botching his first run, and was denied a further chance by Charles Leclerc’s late-session crash.He was equipped with the hard tyre on a contra-strategy to Perez, who began Read more
Having sailed through Q1 and Q2 at the head of the times, Verstappen made an error on his first run in Q3 and had to abort it.That left him in ninth and at risk of remaining in that position should a red flag interrupt his second attempt, which was exactly Read more
Perez nabbed pole on his first Q3 run as team-mate Max Verstappen made a mistake and aborted his lap, with Perez leading Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.Leclerc then crashed on the second run, bringing out a red flag that ended the session without anyone getting a second lap Read more
Aston Martin’s pace was an unknown factor heading into qualifying after Alonso and team-mate Lance Stroll finished 12th and 14th respectively in final practice.Alonso also barely scraped by in Q1, with Stroll even eliminated in 18th. But in Q2 the two-time world champion came to the fore with third, under Read more