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

Magdalena Put11 months ago11 months ago06 mins

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….

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

Magdalena Put11 months ago07 mins

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…

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

James O'Connor11 months ago07 mins

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…

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

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

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…

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

Marika Petracca11 months ago11 months ago06 mins

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…

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

James O'Connor11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

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…

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

Marika Petracca11 months ago11 months ago07 mins

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…

F1 Miami GP | FP1 | Verstappen leads Piastri and Sainz as Leclerc’s awkward spin brings out the red flag

Magdalena Put11 months ago11 months ago05 mins

Formula One returns to the United States for the Miami Grand Prix. It’s a second consecutive sprint weekend, meaning the drivers only get one practice session to get to grips with the challenging street circuit before Sprint qualifying later in the day. Almost immediately the McLaren drivers came on the radio to complain about the…

Verstappen says money is not a factor for him to move teams in F1: “It’s all about performance”

Nicolas Lopes11 months ago04 mins

Amid the tensions going on within the Red Bull team since Christian Horner’s scandal regarding his behaviour towards a female employee of the team became public earlier this year – and more recently the exit of the team’s Chief Technical Officer Adrian Newey – there have been rumours that reigning three-time world champion Max Verstappen…

Verstappen unperturbed by Newey’s exit from Red Bull F1 team: “It’s not as dramatic as it seems”

Magdalena Put11 months ago11 months ago012 mins

Earlier this week it was officially announced that Adrian Newey will be leaving Red Bull in the first quarter of 2025. The British engineer has played a pivotal role in Red Bull’s success for almost two decades, having joined the fledgling team in 2006. He oversaw Sebastian Vettel’s title streak from 2010 to 2013 as…