The asphalt at the Hard Rock Stadium track was re-laid by circuit specialists Tilke for this year’s Miami GP, following problems in the inaugural 2022 event. However, the surface still posed issues for drivers with a lack of grip – especially off the racing line – which triggered a number of incidents throughout the weekend. […]
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 Dolphins NFL team. But for […]
The two drivers both had the option to run either a medium/hard or hard/medium one-stopper combination. From pole, Perez was in effect obliged to start on the medium as he couldn’t risk losing out off the line to those around him, while starting ninth after a mistake in qualifying Verstappen had more freedom and opted […]
The Enstone-based squad found itself in the firing line from Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi over the Miami GP weekend, as he lashed out at its lack of results this year. “I’m noting not only an obvious lack of performance and rigour in the delivery, but also potentially a state of mind that is not up […]
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 fix for a brake-by-wire […]
Ducati joined the MotoGP grid in 2003 and in 2007 celebrated its first world title with Stoner at the helm. When Stoner left Ducati at the end of 2010, the Italian marque slumped down the order and wouldn’t win another grand prix until 2016, while it wouldn’t be until 2022 that it crowned a world […]
Having lost out on a shot to set a qualifying time on Saturday after botching his first run, he was denied a further chance by Charles Leclerc’s late-session crash. Despite initially dropping to 10th, the two-time world champion carved through the field before passing Perez on the 48th lap to take victory. Read Also: Martyn Lee is […]
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 after Perez pitted. After […]
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 him to almost […]
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 success is starting to […]