Miami

“Maybe you need to spend a weekend at home with your family” — Stella calls for race bans following Magnussen’s antics during F1 Sprint

Rachel Stephens6 months ago05 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has strongly criticised the manoeuvres from Kevin Magnussen during the Miami GP Sprint. Stella minced no words in condemning Magnussen’s defensive driving tactics throughout the 19-lap race. Lewis Hamilton was struggling on the straights, finding it difficult to overtake the Haas throughout. Eventually, the drivers brushed tyres during their battle,…

Norris “never felt as good” in F1 Miami GP qualifying following hugely promising Friday pace

Rachel Stephens6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Occupying the third row for the Miami GP, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came fifth and sixth respectively in the Miami qualifying session. Norris has the benefit of the car’s full upgrade package this weekend and is understandably fine-tuning the car whilst coming to terms with the MCL38’s new set-up. Norris shared his thoughts…

Gasly “could never find the same feeling with the tyres” in Q2 following hugely promising Q1 at the F1 Miami GP

Hope Van Beek6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

After securing the ninth position in the sprint and placing twelfth in qualifying later in the day, Pierre Gasly has achieved his most notable results of the 2024 season thus far. Alpine’s overweight A524 has led to a season of frustration so far for Gasly and Ocon. They have also been lacking pure performance and…

Russell: Mercedes F1 “need to improve quickly” following another underwhelming performance in Miami GP Qualifying

Rachel Stephens6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Qualifying in seventh position ahead of tomorrow’s Miami GP, George Russell has outqualified his teammate and seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, once again. Fourth in the constructor’s championship thus far, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team has been struggling to find their footing this year and are struggling again in Miami. After the session, Russell provided…

Sainz: Lap for P3 was “not too bad” amid “very weird” conditions in Miami F1 GP qualifying

Nicolas Lopes6 months ago05 mins

In a similar tone to several drivers on the grid, Carlos Sainz felt the Miami Autodrome was offering some “very weird” conditions during the qualifying hour, with the tyre temperatures and wind direction and speed making it a “very challenging” proposition. Winner in Australia back in early April, Sainz’s form took a bit of a…

Perez “disappointed” with P4 in F1 Miami GP grid but “happy” with pace: “A couple of hundredths and it would’ve looked a lot different”

Nicolas Lopes6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Sergio Perez will start the 2024 Miami GP from fourth on the grid, after a strong qualifying session which saw the Mexican just over two tenths of a second back from his team-mate and reigning world champion Max Verstappen – but that small gap of 0.219s was enough to fit two scarlet Ferrari’s in between…

“Nice to keep a few people quiet” — Ricciardo has a “powerful feeling” after P4 finish in Miami GP F1 Sprint

Syrine Ferchichi6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

The Sprint session during the Miami Grand Prix featured a mix of chaotic driving and penalties further down the grid, while the race at the front unfolded relatively smoothly, including Daniel Ricciardo’s standout performance. Starting from fourth on the grid, Ricciardo executed a crucial overtake on Sergio Perez’ Red Bull at turn 2, who had…

Leclerc “didn’t want to take too many risks” against Verstappen at turn 1 as he takes solid P2 in Miami F1 Sprint

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Charles Leclerc delivered an impressive performance in the F1 Sprint in Miami, securing P2. Everyone was watching enthusiastically as Leclerc contended fiercely with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen right from the start. On his new mediums, the Ferrari driver got a great launch but could not quite get far enough alongside to make the move into…

Miami GP | F1 Academy | Qualifying | Abbi Pulling sweeping double pole position while the field gets more competitive

Anna Elizabeth Krausová6 months ago6 months ago09 mins

After two practice sessions mostly dominated by Mercedes Junior Driver Doriane Pin and Abbi Pulling representing Alpine, it all comes down to Qualifying to decide the starting grid of not just one, but two F1 Academy races in Miami. For anyone not familiar with this year’s format, the drivers need to put in two good…

Team bosses and CEO’s argue in favour of awarding F1 points all the way down to 20th

Syrine Ferchichi6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

During the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, it was revealed that F1 and the teams are considering expanding the current points-scoring positions beyond 10th place, with a proposal to extend the points allocation to 12th. Discussions at a recent F1 Commission meeting centred on potential changes to the points system, with a consensus that more time…