The forces present
Just one week after the Red Bull clan demonstrated in the streets of Baku, Formula 1 is back in the United States for the second Miami Grand Prix in history.
An appointment that had smiled in 2022 at Max Verstappen on a route that had been well received overall by the pilots even if we had talked more about the very glittery setting (and the fake marina) of the site last year. .
The reigning world champion and his rival Sergio Pérez will still be big favorites in this urban event.
To discover
Formula 1: the calendar of the season
Formula 1: manufacturers' classification
Formula 1: drivers classification
The urban circuits are also very successful for the Mexican: out of his six victories in Formula 1, "Checo" has won five in the city (Baku in 2022 and 2023, Monaco in 2022, Singapore in 2022 and Jeddah in 2023).
And of his 29 podiums, 34% were on urban tracked circuits.
“
He just needs to win on a normal track now.
He shines on street circuits, all his victories for us have been on street circuits.
We just need him to do it on other circuits now
,” smiled Red Bull boss Christian Horner of Verstappen's current toughest challenger for the world crown.
On the Hard Rock Stadium route, Ferrari hopes to join the fight for victory.
Very effective in qualifying by taking pole with Leclerc, the Italian single-seater was outclassed in the race by Red Bull.
Frédéric Vasseur admitted that the car lacked "
consistency
" but within the Scuderia, we are still trying to find out if the deficit compared to Red Bull is mechanical or related to aerodynamics.
“
We will start to bring changes from Miami and for the following Grands Prix, and we will see how the car responds to these changes.
The evolutions are one thing, managing to extract all the potential is something else
, ”said the boss of the Italian clan.
The Miami circuit
The layout of the Miami Formula One circuit
The last winner
2022: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Stat: 200
Before the Florida event, Mercedes posted 200 fastest laps in the race, which placed the German team in second position in the constructors' standings behind Ferrari (267) and ahead of Renault (176).
The weekend program
Friday
8 p.m.-9 p.m.: free practice (Canal+ Sport)
11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.: qualifying (Canal+ Sport)
Saturday
6:30-7:30 p.m.: free practice 3 (Canal+ Sport)
10:00 p.m.: qualifying (Canal+ Sport)
Sunday
9:00 p.m.: start of the Grand Prix (57 laps of 5.412 km, i.e. 308.326 km)
