Max Verstappen on the podium in Miami
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“Left rear floor” damage after bollard strike hampered Verstappen in F1 Miami GP — Horner

Max Verstappen floundered in the closing stages of Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix and was left powerless to attack eventual race winner Lando Norris. Red Bull has revealed that the Dutchman’s alarming drop in pace was caused by floor damage sustained during the race.  The reigning world champion clattered into a bollard at Turn 15 after…

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“If a bad day is P2, I take it” — Verstappen satisfied with podium following a tricky F1 Miami GP weekend

The Miami GP marked the second race of the season in which Max Verstappen did not dominate and win. Lando Norris ended a streak that saw him as the driver with the most podium finishes [15] without getting a victory. The Briton achieved his first win on Sunday afternoon in Miami and took McLaren back…

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F1 Miami GP | Race | Lando Norris takes first F1 victory as he dominates following a Safety Car intervention

13 of the top 14 started on mediums, with Lewis Hamilton starting on hards in P8. Alonso, Magnussen and Ricciardo also started on the white wall tyre. Valtteri Bottas was on softs in P15. Max Verstappen got a superb launch as Charles Leclerc got away poorly. Sainz passed his teammate on the run to turn…

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“It’s a good opportunity” — Leclerc hopes to challenge Verstappen for the win in F1 Miami GP

It’s been close but no cigar so far for Charles Leclerc in Miami, though he’s hoping to challenge Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for the win on Sunday. Verstappen has come out on top both on Friday and Saturday, though he expressed some frustration, struggling—like most other drivers—with unpredictable tyre performance around the Miami International Autodrome….

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Verstappen found his Miami F1 qualifying experience “frustrating” despite securing pole position

Max Verstappen secured his first Miami Grand Prix pole after fending off a challenge from Charles Leclerc during Saturday’s qualifying session.  Despite besting the Ferrari duo, Verstappen admitted his Miami effort wasn’t the most enjoyable lap of his career.  “Yeah, I think we definitely improved the car a bit, but I don’t know what it…

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F1 Miami GP | Qualifying | Verstappen beats the Ferraris to pole in close session

Q1 Kevin Magnussen posted the first time of the session with a 1:29.015. The Ferraris came out of the traps well, with Carlos Sainz’s 1:28.159 putting him 0.024s ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc. Perez, Russell, Piastri, Alonso, Ricciardo, Norris, Hamilton and Tsunoda completed the top 10 after 7 minutes. World Championship leader Max Verstappen came…

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Verstappen says there is “a few more things to improve” ahead of the Grand Prix following F1 Sprint win in Miami

Max Verstappen continued his excellent start to the 2024 F1 season as he took victory to make it 2/2 in Sprints this year. The Dutchman had to get his elbows out at the start as Charles Leclerc got away slightly better on his new mediums versus Verstappen’s used ones. As it is a Sprint, it…

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F1 Miami GP | Sprint Race | Verstappen wins ahead of Leclerc and Perez, Ricciardo defends P4 from Sainz

Saturday and time for the Sprint Race in sunny Miami, with Max Verstappen starting yet again in front of everyone with his Red Bull. Mediums are the preferred choice for most of the grid, only exceptions are Yuki Tsunoda and Logan Sargeant who opted for the softest compound. Work for the stewards begins even before…

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Verstappen surprised to be on pole for Miami F1 Sprint after his RB20 “didn’t really feel enjoyable out there” in qualifying

Championship leader Max Verstappen will start tomorrow’s F1 Sprint in Miami from pole position after getting the job done in SQ3 on Friday afternoon in Florida. The Dutchman looked to be on the back foot during SQ2 as he could only manage P4 on the mediums with Norris comfortably topping the times in his updated…

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F1 Miami GP | Sprint Shootout | Verstappen on pole ahead of Leclerc and Perez, Mercedes out in Q2

Formula 1 is in Miami for the second Sprint weekend of the season, one that started terribly for the blue tinted Ferrari and Lando Norris’ McLaren. Leclerc spun at the start of FP1 causing a red flag to halt the session, while Norris suffered in steering.  But it’s certainly Mercedes who struggled the most on…

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