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Mercedes have brought a raft of upgrades to the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, which George Russell and Lewis Hamilton are hoping will help improve their ...

I've been to a couple of Super Bowls and this feels like a similar vibe. “It definitely is what I expected from Miami,” added Hamilton. “Already going through the city, just seeing events everywhere and the buzz. I think we're finally getting to a point where we feel confident that in race to come, we might be able to solve it.

Chinese rookie and Max Verstappen take to social media to reveal helmet designs ahead of the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in Miami.

Live coverage of Friday's first Formula 1 practice session for the 2022 Miami Grand Prix in Florida.

Live coverage of Friday's second Formula 1 practice session for the 2022 Miami Grand Prix in Florida.

Will the FIA choose to enforce its jewelry ban this weekend at the Miami Grand Prix? Lewis Hamilton says he is prepared to see what happens when he wears ...

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Championship leader Charles Leclerc edged out the Mercedes of George Russell to set the quickest time in first practice for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

Lando Norris was 11th, a fraction behind McLaren team mate Ricciardo, with Fernando Alonso the leading Alpine in 12th. He ended up third quickest, 0.179s off the pace. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who has won two of four races this season, was briefly top of the charts but skimmed the wall on a green track and spent a fair chunk of the session in the garage.

George Russell was the fastest man on day one of running in Miami, as the young Briton underlined Mercedes' improved performance by setting the fastest time ...

Relive the action from an action-packed second practice session in Miami, as the drivers get set for tomorrow’s qualifying battle. HIGHLIGHTS: Relive the action from an enthralling second practice session in Miami George Russell was the fastest man on day one of running in Miami, as the young Briton underlined Mercedes’ improved performance by setting the fastest time of the second practice session.

Hamilton showed up at the Miami Grand Prix wearing every piece of jewelry he could fit on his body in apparent protest.

There’s lots of things going on in the city, anyway, so I’ll be good either way.” “Jewelry in and/or around the airway can pose specific additional risks should it become dislodged during an accident and either ingested or inhaled.” “The wearing of jewelry during the competition can hinder both medical interventions as well as subsequent diagnosis and treatment should it be required following an accident.”

Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton protested the FIA's crackdown on body piercings Friday by showing up at the Miami Grand Prix wearing every ...

It's never been a safety issue in the past," Hamilton said. Hamilton has been pushing back since the FIA first announced a potential clampdown and said Friday he would sign a waiver assuming all responsibility. "The wearing of jewellery during the competition can hinder both medical interventions as well as subsequent diagnosis and treatment should it be required following an accident." There's lots of things going on in the city, anyway, so I'll be good either way." "I think it is a bit unnecessary to blow this topic up and probably at this stage is more of a personal thing, I feel a particular way targeted to Lewis," Vettel said. Hamilton arrived in the paddock wearing an all-denim outfit with several open buttons on his long-sleeved shirt that showed at least four stacked necklaces.

The race will be on a purpose-built circuit around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, and, hopefully, it will live up to all the hype and produce captivating ...

And in 2023, there will be three U.S. races with Las Vegas joining Austin and Miami. But beyond that, the U.S. has a rich history hosting F1 events, including the Indianapolis 500 once upon a time. And to perfect the ideal layout for the circuit, F1 and Apex Circuit Design created 36 different simulations before deciding on the current 19-turn track. The venue is in Miami Gardens, nearly encircles Hard Rock Stadium and includes much of the stadium’s surrounding parking area. Because Miami Gardens is so north of Miami and not particularly close to the coastline, event organizers had to get a bit creative in order to still have some type of marina/beach vibe at the race. So a fake marina was created, “filled” with fake water and dry-docked yachts. But he also explained the challenges for F1 drivers of a new track and how, like many other racers, they rely on simulators to prepare. On the first lap, or after Safety Car restarts, we may see some overtaking into Turn 4 if cars are racing through the first three corners.” After initially eyeing downtown Miami for this race, it ended up about 16 miles north of that area. It’s 5.41 kilometers long, or about 3.36 miles, and it features 19 turns, three straights and three DRS zones. It also has an estimated top speed of 320 kilometers per hour, or about 199 miles per hour, and the race is 57 laps. “It’s a bit nerve-racking because it’s going to be such huge event for us. So it’s going to be huge.”

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the opening day at the Miami International Autodrome, for the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix ...

“I think we have made a good start to the weekend, but I feel that there is still room to tweak our car and adapt to the track. For me, especially with Valtteri not being able to do FP2, it was key to get as many laps in as possible to get as much data as we could: in that regard, we did well and we have enough to work with to prepare for qualifying. We damaged the exhaust and the turbo and it was impossible to get the car fixed in time for FP2. It means we need to really maximise the last hour of practice tomorrow: thankfully, the team has made good progress with Zhou and it seems the set-up direction we have taken, with the changes the team made on his car for FP2, is the right one. Pierre was able to set a very good lap to end up in P7, whereas for Yuki he didn’t have a car that had the balance he wanted and needed for this track, so we will work hard on analysing the data from today and continue to improve it for tomorrow. “It’s been an interesting day with a new track, trying to learn it quickly and get the balance dialed-in as quickly as possible. It’s an interesting track to drive and I think we had a clean Friday. There is a lot of data to analyse now, and you can see that there is a lot more to come for everybody. We need to keep fine tuning the car; we look fast again this weekend and I think we are in a good position – I am optimistic.” The race is going to be tough, particularly with the tyres overheating and it’s very hot for the drivers, I’ve already lost a couple of kilos today. There will also be chunks to find working on single lap balance and also the ride, there are a couple of notable bumps here that unsettle the car, but overall it’s a solid start, especially compared to our recent Fridays." We don’t have a huge amount of information and data for my car which could prove difficult for qualifying and the race but we will do our best. The extra work for the mechanics is the worst part, so I’ll definitely speak to them and the rest of the team. He missed the opening laps in FP2 as a result, and once he finally came out, immediately lost steering and had a fight on his hands to get his car back to the pits from where he did not re-emerge.

Formula 1 is hosting the Miami Grand Prix tomorrow, marking the first time an F1 race will be held in the city. And the timing is impeccable: Americans' ...

Wallets out for lights out. Formula 1 continues its foray into the United States on May 8, when the inaugural Miami Grand Prix takes place just outside of ...

- Low: $580 (General admission) There's good reason for the hype surrounding the circuit, too. With motorsports' growing popularity in the U.S., it's somewhat unsurprising to see F1 challenge the biggest sporting event in the United States for pricy ticket supremacy.

Alpine Team Principal Otmar Szafnauer believes Miami is a great place to showcase Formula 1, as his team prepare for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

It’s an exciting challenge for drivers and engineers alike, so we’ll be doing our best with what we have in our hands.” Szafnauer is aware that with this weekend being at a new circuit, it presents a challenge to both the drivers and the engineers. Formula 1 has always been popular in America. I remember watching my first race in Detroit in the 1980s, which inspired me to pursue a career in motorsport.

A primer on the Miami Grand Prix with everything you need to know ahead of the big race.

The five slowest cars get eliminated in Q1, then again in Q2. With ten cars down, only the top ten get a chance to deliver their final fastest ‘flying lap’ in Q3. How each driver places determines the grid order for the start of the Grand Prix the next day. Check out the latest news on our Miami Grand Prix hub page. But the real tension at present is between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. Across the first four races this year, both cinched a Grand Slam weekend, something that two drivers haven’t done in the same F1 season in decades. Alonso felt like he was in with a chance of pole in Australia. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is leading the Aston Martin revival under Canadian owner Lawrence Stroll. While Williams, powered by a Mercedes power unit, won a point via Alex Albon with some smart strategy in Australia. Red Bull’s sister team Alpha Tauri are keen to deliver on early promise. The team had a season to forget last year but switched attention to developing their 2022 car early on. This season’s cars, rethought and remade to adhere to the new rules, are completely new. The new rules have pushed the cars’ design towards harnessing ‘ground effect,’ the downforce created by the air speeding underneath the cars creating a lower pressure, sucking the cars down to the road. So far, all the ten teams have scored points and places in standings are swapping at every round. For example, Ferrari, after a few years off the pace, have come out strong. The Miami race comes at a great time for new fans. Americans are packing into the stands to watch F1. Last season’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas in October drew 400,000 fans over the weekend.

Liberty Media, also the parent company of the Atlanta Braves and SiriusXM, generated $2.19 billion in revenue in Q1 2022. The company's F1 business pocketed ...

In April, Greg Maffei, president and CEO of Liberty Media, said F1 will command a higher price for its next U.S. broadcast rights deal. Its baseball revenue — ticket sales, concessions, media rights, suites, and seat fees — was $11 million in Q1. F1 also secured new sponsorship deals in Q1 with software company Salesforce, tech giant Lenovo, and MSC Cruises.

Our data shows they are just a fraction off the best qualifying simulations and second overall in the race pace rankings behind Ferrari. It's likely Red Bull ...

Our data shows they are eighth in the qualifying simulations and sixth in the race pace charts. And there was more frustration on Friday in Miami as Valtteri Bottas lost the car in FP1 and spun rearwards into the barriers. But it was less good on the other side of the garage, as Carlos Sainz crashed early when running the softs in FP2 – having showed very strong pace on the medium tyres. Our data shows they are just a fraction off the best qualifying simulations and second overall in the race pace rankings behind Ferrari. Verstappen managed just a handful of laps in FP1, spending most of the session in the garage as they looked to cure an overheating gearbox. And the hottest conditions of the year helped ease their pain getting the tyres up to temperature for a single lap.

U.S. racing fans have an open-wheeled circuit to call their own, with IndyCar having raced since the mid-1990s. That said, whether it be by TV ratings or ...

The top speed record in a Formula 1 race is 231.4 mph, set by Valtteri Bottas in 2016. — IndyCar races on street, road and oval courses. Teams are required to pit at least once in a race. In a typical race weekend, there are three practice events, qualifying and race. Top-10 finishers in a race are awarded points. IndyCar can hit a top speed of around 236 mph in a race, on low downforce setups at the end of straights and on oval tracks. If you finish outside of the top 10, you are awarded no points. — The F1 field is currently 20 drivers (10 teams). The IndyCar grid is a bit more flexible, with 26 different teams and 29 drivers in 2022. — IndyCar races primarily in the USA, with occasional races in Brazil and Canada. Formula 1 races on every continent except Africa (in recent years) and Antarctica — but don't be surprised if that somehow happens in the near future. — In Formula 1, every team has their own choice of chassis and engine manufacturer, of which there are four: Mercedes, Honda, Ferrari and Renault. In IndyCar, teams have two engine manufacturers, Chevrolet and Honda. The chassis is supplied by Dallara. Dallara has provided the chassis for IndyCar since 1997, and is the sole supplier. Yes, they're built for speed. Yes, they're equally dangerous.

The drivers talk to the press ahead of the inaugural Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome.

It's just something I have a lot of interest in and something that I think I use as well to help me improve even from the racing side, with the mentality and overcoming issues and problems and always trying to improve consistently. We have the best engineers, we have the best everything here, we go to the best places and that needs to filter down to the drivers as well. It's the first time visiting Miami. Second time in the US. And so yeah, unfortunately not getting to see the playoffs in the NBA. So I just missed out because I arrived on the Monday so I missed out the game. GR: I was here in October after Austin and it was kind of just like a car park and now you come here and it's one of the biggest, most spectacular sporting event in the world. Just things are done differently here in the US and I think it's just pretty awesome to see the vibe and everybody's just so happy and upbeat and active as well. And just with my friends, cousins, it was just a very kind of, I guess, iconic movie and a big part of our childhood was watching that and quoting it so yeah, obviously that that's you know, got a lot to do with the Miami Dolphins, that movie, and so we decided to do an Ace Ventura-themed helmet for the race. FA: Honestly, I didn't watch the game unfortunately, I was on an event, so yeah, I missed the show, but you know, I was super happy and you know, I'm big Real Madrid fan and those kinds of days and games, you know, make me feel, you know, very proud to be a Real Madrid fan. And how much do you think you've been able to help accelerate that development of the simulator with the benchmarking you've been able to do compared to what you knew at Mercedes. You really need to qualify and the race is very difficult to overtake or you need to take a risk, you know, so for us it's completely different. You know, this is a Formula 1 event and there's a lot of interest and, you know, attention on this, so it's been great so far, and I think it's going to be a fun weekend. MV: I think in general it is just good for the sport that, you know, also, like a team, like Ferrari with a lot of history in the sport is back up front. It's… I feel like it's almost like a step backwards if you think of the steps we're taking as a sport, and the more important issues and causes that we need to be focused on and really pushing.

Formula One drivers were practicing on Friday night before the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in Miami Gardens.

- WILLIAMS MERCEDES: Alexander Albon and Nicholas Latifi - HAAS FERRARI: Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher - MCLAREN MERCEDES: Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo

Mercedes' George Russell was fastest during Miami Grand Prix practice at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday around the newest track on the 2022 Formula 1 World ...

Leclerc was the first to spin there, along with AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda, while Leclerc’s teammate Sainz suffered a huge spin at Turn 4. Charles Leclerc Sergio Perez Lewis Hamilton Fernando Alonso Lando Norris Pierre Gasly Zhou Guanyu Esteban Ocon Kevin Magnussen Carlos Sainz Daniel Ricciardo Yuki Tsunoda Sebastian Vettel Mick Schumacher Lance Stroll Alex Albon Nicholas Latifi Max Verstappen Valtteri Bottas George Russell Max Verstappen Sergio Perez Pierre Gasly Carlos Sainz Alex Albon Lewis Hamilton Kevin Magnussen Daniel Ricciardo Lando Norris Fernando Alonso Zhou Guanyu Sebastian Vettel Esteban Ocon Lance Stroll Valtteri Bottas Yuki Tsunoda Mick Schumacher Nicholas Latifi

Lewis Hamilton has backed down in his dispute with Formula One's governing body over jewellery and will race in the Miami Grand Prix.

Purists may shudder but F1 has grand ambitions in the US and Miami it seems is very much setting a benchmark for how the sport wants to go about breaking America. The row was the last thing the sport wanted for its showcase in Miami. F1’s owner, Liberty Media, had made no secret of its desire to host races in “destination” cities, indeed to make every weekend have the sense of occasion of a Super Bowl. This weekend is surely the culmination of those ambitions. It feels like a real track, which is some achievement given it is largely built on the Dolphins’ parking lots. I want to be an ally and I don’t want to fight over this. He has been granted a two-race medical exemption by the FIA for his nose stud which cannot easily be removed. Wittich is understood to be strongly backed in the move by the new FIA president, Mohammed ben Sulayem.

The NFT T-shirts, yachts, and A-Rod are all here in Miami for the same event, as are countless DJs, pop-up restaurants, art installations, and media folk like ...

I think we’re emerging in markets that we’ve previously been very weak in, particularly the U.S.” You can literally own a piece of the action. ESPN extended its broadcast deal with Formula 1 in 2019 at a reported $5 million per year. The Miami Grand Prix is tomorrow at, or more precisely, around Hard Rock Stadium, but it has already taken over the week and the city. Like so many strange bedfellows, the conflict softens when each side gives a little. However, it has more than just a critical mass of eyeballs following its races.

“The winner for sure will be Formula 1,” Domenicali told USA TODAY Sports on Friday, about an hour before the practice session at Hard Rock Stadium, the home of ...

Developing sports and business together, "while we generate fun for our sporting audience," will always be the goal – whether Formula 1 is planting its flag in the United States or elsewhere. The Las Vegas Grand Prix is on the schedule in 2023. This is a period of transition, he believes, in which figuring out the proper balance is still being managed. You can enjoy a sport for the athleticism, or in terms of motorsport, the technical prowess, all manner of things – but I think the thing that keeps everybody hooked is the storyline part of it.” Domenicali said he doesn't like hearing people say, "but that is not Formula 1." And that’s the beauty between the connection of the American community and Formula 1. And I think that’s the biggest thing in any sport. Liberty has concentrated efforts on the youth market, Taylor said. We bring that together, and this is something that is super-positive.” "Suddenly, for many reasons of course, now it seems that the interest in Formula 1 has never been so high." According to ESPN, the U.S. rights-holder, 963,000 viewers tuned in to the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final installment of the 2021 season and the Max Verstappen (Red Bull) vs. Embracing social media seems to have heightened the attachment.

Hamilton's scary Merc warning to frontrunners as Max faces race against time: Qualifying LIVE.

But it’s frustrating not to have that track time.” It meant the reigning world champ did not set a lap time and missed out on valuable practice time on the new track as Horner was left to rue the inability to carry out the team’s plan going into the qualifying session. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton fired a major warning to the rest of the grid, claiming that the team’s cars “seem to be quicker” ahead of the qualifying session at the Miami Grand Prix.

Miami Grand Prix chief Tom Garfinkel has defended the Formula 1 race's extremely high ticket prices, saying it is driven by how much demand there is for the ...

You can see a lot of different parts of the race track. There's a lot of different things with campus passes. "I mean, we never really did a public on-sale and we had so much demand that ticket prices were partly a function of that."

MIAMI — The bald and tattooed man known as Juice cruises South Florida in a car named Charlie Brown. Not just any car: a 1974 Chevrolet Caprice Classic ...

After some brushes with the law, he began cutting Major League Baseball players’ hair in 1993 and now has a barbershop inside the Miami Marlins’ stadium. Mr. Shapiro’s club admits only owners of classic cars restored to their original condition, like his 1968 MGB-GT in “Old English White.” The members hold shows during the mild winter and spring seasons. Florida likes to build highways, despite the state’s vulnerability to climate change, and ordinary Miamians, with limited public transportation options, spend long hours in their cars. “Cars were the excuse, but ultimately it was all about the people,” he said. Organizers had wanted to race downtown, between Biscayne Bay and the gleaming Miami skyline. He would order a latte and a croissant and mingle. Esteban Ocon, a driver for the Alpine team in this weekend’s race, was eager to experience the city and its car culture firsthand. A high-rise building in Sunny Isles Beach, the Porsche Design Tower, has an elevator that delivers cars to residents’ doors. The oldest model on display is a 1933 Alfa Romeo. A Lamborghini, a Maserati. High-end Porsches and Ferraris.” Some owners install air-conditioners and dehumidifiers in their garages. When the rapper Pitbull featured Charlie Brown in a music video, Juice forbade the lightly dressed young women swaying in the back from wearing shoes.

Charles Leclerc took pole position for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix at the Hard Rock Stadium, the fifth round of the 2022 F1 World Championship, ...

McLaren’s Lando Norris leapt up to third with a flying final lap, ahead of Perez and Sainz. He vaulted up to fifth quickest. Gap Time Driver Cla

The grid for the 2022 Miami Grand Prix is set. Here are complete results from Formula 1's qualifying on Saturday.

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Sergio Perez put Red Bull top of the charts in final practice for the Miami Grand Prix, with championship leader Charles Leclerc slotting into second.

Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu was 18th, ahead of Nicholas Latifi, with Ocon propping up the classification having failed to set a lap time. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel was one of a flurry of drivers to set their best lap in the closing stages as the track rubbered in. He did well to keep the car out of the barriers and end up third overall – Leclerc splitting the Red Bulls. But it wasn’t so good for Alpine team mate Esteban Ocon, who crashed at Turn 14, bringing out the red flag. Carlos Sainz clocked up the mileage, having lost a bunch of time in FP2 after he crashed at the chicane, and was seventh quickest, half a tenth of a second ahead of Kevin Magnussen. The Mexican clocked a 1m 30.304s on the soft tyres at the Miami International Autodrome, with his team mate Max Verstappen set to go quickest only to lock up on the run up to the chicane.

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Max Verstappen said he was still feeling the effects of his FP2 reliability issues after qualifying third for the Miami Grand Prix.

As for the mistake that cost him pole position on Saturday, Verstappen explained: “Yes, a bit of a weird moment to lose the car, but again, it’s not really knowing the limits I guess, and just trying a bit more. If we had a clean weekend, we would have been on pole.” worked, because obviously there was no data to look at.

Hubert Hurkacz talk about his love for Formula 1 as he drives around the Miami Grand Prix track ahead of the race on Sunday, 8 May 2022.

“I have always loved cars. The Pole, who triumphed at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami in 2021, revealed that he is a big fan of F1 and cars and showed off his driving skills as he cruised around the circuit in a McLaren. ATP Tour star Hubert Hurkacz recently swapped the tennis court for the racetrack as he sped around the Miami Grand Prix course ahead of the upcoming Formula 1 meeting in Florida.