Miami F1

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, after passing the Ferrari of Formula 1 World Championship rival ...

Guanyu Zhou was the first retirement of the race when his Alfa Romeo broke down. Hamilton finished sixth, ahead of Bottas, Esteban Ocon, the penalised Alonso and Alex Albon’s Williams. With three laps to go, Verstappen escaped Leclerc’s DRS range and sealed his third win of the year. Perez also pitted for a new set of mediums, but none of the front trio stopped. As soon as he got into DRS range of Leclerc, Verstappen grabbed the lead at Turn 1 on Lap 9. Leclerc was running 4.5s behind Verstappen when he pitted on Lap 25, rejoining in fourth.

The inaugural Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix attracted some of the biggest names in entertainment and sport, from David Beckham to Patrick Mahomes.

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen rounds out the top three. Kloss was later seen holding hands with husband Joshua Kushner on the grid. NFL player turned TV personality Michael Strahan returned to the paddock for the second day in a row, after he was spotted posing for selfies with fans outside McLaren’s garage.

Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to victory in Formula 1's first Miami Grand Prix, winning after passing on-track early on and then defying considerable ...

Leclerc came closest to making a pass with a look to the inside of Turn 11 at the end of the long, curving run from the ‘marina’, but was pinched on the inside line and lost ground – never getting alongside the leader. Leclerc was able to set competitive times at this stage, but could not do so consistently and with Verstappen able to cover him off each time anyway, so Ferrari called him in to switch to the hards at the end of lap 24 – just after he had reported his car was “so difficult to drive”. But a serene had no chance to play out after the safety car was called out on lap 41 after Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris collided – putting the McLaren driver out just past the start of the long, meandering acceleration zone that follows the fake marina at Turn 8. The Red Bull was steadily able to build a lead, aided by Leclerc locking up and sliding deep at Turn 17 on lap 12, which cost him a second and meant at the end of that tour Verstappen’s lead had reached 2.6s. At the end of lap eight, Leclerc slid exiting the Turn 17 hairpin and Verstappen arrived right on his gearbox – moving alongside as they ran down the pit straight and then taking the lead with a simple pass into Turn 1, Leclerc opting not to fight too hard. Leclerc had a 0.8s lead at the end of the first lap of 57 and quickly moved to pull clear of Verstappen’s DRS range by the time it was activated on the third lap.

Formula 1 drivers have criticised the surface of the new Miami Grand Prix track, leading to Red Bull driver Sergio Perez calling it “a joke.”

So when you come to it, and then they're trying something new with the surface, and something they've not really done before, then I think we end up in a position like we are. So I don't want to lie and say I like the surface.” “You literally have to just stay on that one line,” he said. “There's like rubble out of line, so it's going to be difficult. It's very difficult to race like this.” “It's still very difficult to go offline,” he said.

Max Verstappen edged past Charles Leclerc, and Mercedes had a topsy turvy weekend. But was the track actually successful?

The important thing is that we’re able to race, and I will be able to race as well.” Ocon said on Sunday that he felt “50%” after the race, still feeling the after effects from Saturday’s crash. That was a shame not to see that implemented.” “When the car and tires are in the right window the car, except for the bouncing, feels really good to drive. Sainz and Esteban Ocon crashed in the same turn a day apart from each other, but both said the crash was harder than it should have been. So, I’m just grateful for everyone continuing to keep their heads down and for the amazing hard work that everyone is putting in.” There was improvement in terms of how the team was finishing. George Russell previously highlighted that Imola was “the first weekend where I’ve been truly struggling with my back and, like, chest pains from the severity of the bouncing. With over 20 laps to go, the AlphaTauri star had contact with Fernando Alonso and was running slower. Typically the cause is related to the cars’ aerodynamics. Meanwhile, the Ferrari star appeared to struggle despite running in the top two spots consistently throughout the afternoon, saying at one point “The car is so difficult to drive,” before pitting for hard tires. Weather, including the heat, aside, numerous drivers complained about the track, and Mercedes had a topsy turvy weekend that leaves everyone wondering if they have found a possible fix for the porpoising.

Miami Formula 1 chiefs have vowed to make whatever changes are needed at their track for next year to ensure the race is a success.

And we'll make whatever changes we need to, if we need to, to make the track as good as we can." "But if you can't get out the racing line, you can't pass. But it is a bit of a necessary evil through there to get them to slow down."

SportsLine analyzed the starting grid and made its best bets for the F1 Crypto.com Miami GP 2022 at Miami International Autodrome.

So who wins the Miami Grand Prix 2022? Ferrari and Red Bull have established themselves as the unquestioned top teams in Formula 1 2022, and Mercedes has some kinks to work out before McClure will be back to recommending Hamilton as a top pick. You can see all of the model's F1 picks at SportsLine. One massive shocker: Sergio Perez surprises the field and makes a strong run at taking home his first win of the 2022 F1 season. You can head to SportsLine now to see the complete projected 2022 Miami GP leaderboard. The model followed that up by calling Verstappen's win at the Rolex Emilia Romagna GP in April. Anyone who followed the model's lead on those plays has seen huge returns

Charles Leclerc said Red Bull's superior tyre management during the Miami Grand Prix meant they were too quick for Ferrari as the Monegasque surrendered ...

“I quite like this position but it’s also true that the gap is slowly closing down. “But it’s like this and we need to work on that. But after four, five laps they [Red Bull] seem to stabilise the tyres in a better window and there they are just quicker than us and it’s very difficult for us to do anything.

Max Verstappen made it two wins on the trot in Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, as Red Bull continued its fightback against Ferrari in front of a ...

Then in time for Miami, a document was issued to say this - and checking to see if a driver’s underwear was FIA homologated -would now form part of the rigorous scrutineering carried out at each event. Several drivers were quick to push back in Florida, calling it a “personal choice” as to what they wear even if they did appreciate the FIA acting on grounds of safety. The cameras cut to Carlos Sainz in second practice just as he lost control of his Ferrari and backed it into a wall. But the consolidation in Miami does offer Sainz a platform upon which he can now rebuild and gain momentum to at least provide better cover for Ferrari in the constructors’ championship. The team did appear to also get much closer to finding a remedy for its persistent porpoising in the opening practice session. But the porpoising returned massively in qualifying to prevent Russell from fighting for spot inside the top 10. While he was vanquished immediately by the rapid-starting Verstappen, nursing a sore neck and having already brained himself climbing through a gap in the fence, Sainz kept hold of third place at the flag after keeping Perez behind. But it is clear we now need to respond.” That was the assessment from Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto after the Scuderia chalked a 2-3 result in Miami. But with the Red Bull driver ultimately triumphing by close to 3.8 seconds, it ends the early trend of the 2022 season in which Verstappen and Leclerc had taken it in turns to win. Leclerc admitted that his lap for pole was good rather than great, but with Verstappen bailing out of his final flier after making a mistake, the Ferrari seized the advantage. The decline in pace as Leclerc managed his rubber allowed Verstappen to close. But for the second round in a row, he hasn’t been fazed by a little adversity.

k Miami 's*** show' leaves rich and famous fuming; Ferrari issues Red Bull warning: F1 Pit Talk.

Had Audi decided to up stumps after consuming McLaren, the historic team may have been irretrievably damaged. The cost cap has added a new element to the gamesmanship between the teams. We don’t have any interest in selling the racing team.” We’re very committed to our future and we’re doing really well on the track. Though no constructor can know for certain what another is spending, the longer the championship stays close, the more likely we are to see this kind of niggle between teams. The sport’s never been healthier, and with regulations set to tighten the competition in the coming years without sending costs spiralling, it might be now or never to turn interest into reality. “Our shareholders are very committed to McLaren,” he said. “Shareholders are making substantial investments to give our team the resources we need to get back to the front, and commercially we’re doing really well. The Spanish Grand Prix is traditionally when teams have brought their first major update packages of the year. Since last year F1 teams have been restricted in how much they can spend in a year. But Binotto isn’t too concerned about being overpowered in a development war. Formula 1 is having a moment not only in the massive United States market but globally.

We are in South Florida, which means it's as likely to be an exotic animal, raised in someone's backyard, as it is to be a race car, pushing the limit. Alas it ...

It is these teams and characters—the protagonists of the traveling circus—that brought the sport to life for so many new fans sitting at home these last few years. The drivers, on the whole, are shorter than they look on TV. (Yuki Tsunoda, the 21-year-old Japanese AlphaTauri driver, is absolutely tall enough to ride the upside-down rides at the state fair.) The principals—a combo of coach and GM—are on the whole larger than they look on TV. Ferrari's Binotto, who has the vertical curls and round Lindberg glasses of an architect or a brainy Ghostbuster, is one legitimately grande ragazzo. This is the case in the paddock, as well. That time is extraordinarily precious, then, to work out issues and, in the case of a brand-new track like Miami, get a sense of what might be expected of them during the race. The relationship of our driving and theirs is like a third cousin twice removed, who mostly grew up in Europe. The spin brings real catastrophe into the imagination. For those who don't have the rhythms of an F1 weekend down, there are three hour-long practice sessions (two on Friday, one on Saturday), an hour-long qualifying session on Saturday (typically during the same time of day as Sunday's main event), and a roughly two-hour Grand Prix on Sunday. One of the guiding principles of Formula 1 is that the drivers’ time on track and in their cars is highly restricted. What fans found in Miami was 3.0: a man-made marina, only one constructed of plywood and decal, encasing a dozen boats, hard-fixed in the parking lot of the Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the Miami Dolphins. Baudrillard would've had a nice time at The Marina this weekend. There are many versions of a Formula 1 Grand Prix depending on one's ticket price, level of access, station in the global order, and tolerance for long race-less hours in the sun. I heard that scream for the first time 10 years ago, on a man-made island, in the middle of the Persian Gulf, at the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. I have been a fan, as many hundreds of millions the world over are, ever since. In the paddock, where the 10 teams are stationed, there is a fairly remarkable amount of fluid permeation among drivers, mechanics, team principals, hospitality members, media, and VIPs—and it is consequently a free-for-all of proximity to the Formula 1 circus. And there is not just one car touching 200 mph down the long racing straight of a converted Miami road, but twenty. We are in South Florida, which means it's as likely to be an exotic animal, raised in someone's backyard, as it is to be a race car, pushing the limit.

Max Verstappen turned up the heat in the Formula 1 title battle by claiming his second win on the bounce as he defeated Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the ...

The trio analyse the track action and and how the event stacked up against other F1 races on the calendar, and if it lived up to the hype. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz managed to hold off a down on power Sergio Perez to secure the final podium spot, while George Russell charged from 12th to fifth, taking advantage of the safety car and fresher tyres to leapfrog team-mate Lewis Hamilton. F1’s first visit to Miami created plenty of hype pre-event and it resulted in a bumper crowd witnessing Verstappen overhaul polesitter Leclerc, in a race spiced up by a late safety car, after a collision between AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and McLaren’s Lando Norris.

Miami Gardens delivered a Superbowl-esque Formula 1 event, with Max Verstappen beating championship rival Charles Leclerc to victory – but it wasn't so ...

It meant AlphaTauri failed to score with either car for the first time this year. It was also a score for Williams on the 45th anniversary of the team’s F1 debut. Alex Albon has been outdriving his Williams all year – and another stellar result looked to be on the cards with strong form in practice. Pierre Gasly ran well in the top 10, but contact with Fernando Alonso caused damage and he then collided with Lando Norris before retiring. And that confidence took another hit when he crashed heavily in practice. Sebastian Vettel thought points were possible, but those hopes were extinguished when Mick Schumacher hit the German with, as Aston Martin boss Mike Krack described, an “over-ambitious” move.

The late-race Miami Grand Prix safety car should have provided Sergio Perez with a chance to beat the Ferraris, so why didn't he?

“I think at one point it was really close to being over. “It was too dirty off-line and after that, I couldn’t get close. It was like 10km/h down on the straights.” Perez agreed: “It was never the same. That left him too far back to benefit from Sainz then having a slow pitstop. “The deficit on the straight was quite high and I was just pushing really hard to stay close to him on the corners.

A 'necessary evil' and the F1 'joke' that must be fixed: The Miami GP verdict.

“But hey, listen, as an organisation and as a race it’s been pretty much immaculate. “We want to make sure we get that because obviously, if they can’t get outside the racing line, there’s not going to be as much overtaking and that’s not good,” managing partner of the Miami Grand Prix, Tom Garfinkel, said. “But if you can’t get out the racing line, you can’t pass. What happens off-the-track at an F1 event shouldn’t be totally discredited, however, as it’s part of the overall product. “And then you’ve got the additional problem of the tarmac. So we’re going to take a really hard look at that. But that sort of spoils it to be honest. You don’t use kerbs in a Formula 1 car to just get away from this rubber. “The direction that I wanted to have with the track was to have as much overtaking as possible. “What did I like? Miami organisers said the track was made to feature “mistake generators”, while the chicane was labelled a “necessary evil” due to its position. The race was hardly a feast of overtaking with major concerns over the quality of the surface and the width of the track.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action at the Miami International Autodrome, for the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2022...

The pace in the car was there and it was demonstrated by both drivers, but once again we got unlucky with some events on track. We’re all racers, we’re all trying, and it was always going to be tough to keep new tyres behind us and it was very unfortunate to end the race in that way. On the first lap I struggled with pace and was overtaken by a few cars, then I wasn’t able to recover from there for the rest of the race. For the majority of the race I was stuck in traffic, it was quite difficult to overtake, and the DRS was not that effective. It was quite difficult to overtake off-line, but we made good decisions and put ourselves in a position to finish inside the top 10 by pitting under the Safety Car. I think points could have been on the table, but a bad restart and contact with Kevin [Magnussen] prevented that.” “It is a shame for this weekend to end in the way that it did and we should have done better. George did a great job in that first stint on the Hard tyre, in hindsight the Hard tyre was probably the better race tyre for today but George did well to recover from his position and we got fifth and sixth which is good points for the team. The pace of that tyre at the start of the race was poor for all those that tried it and this set his strategy back. It was disappointing to lose Zhou early in the race with a water leak, as we feel he would have also been in the battle for some points: we will need to address the issue that stopped him and make sure we come back stronger on this point, too. It was encouraging to see that pit stops and reliability were strong as good operations have helped us keep the points gap to the leaders to a minimum so far this season. “It was a real tactical race today and we threw everything we had at it, we were quite lucky that Ferrari didn’t pit under the safety car, Max was under so much pressure from Charles Leclerc but he kept focus and didn’t make any mistakes and was gradually able to break the DRS, which was very powerful today and manage the victory from there. Checo was really unlucky today, he had a sensor issue early on and lost about 30 horsepower, and he gave it a real go when we pitted him and gave him the tyre advantage and without that issue he may even have finished second.

While it was a win for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, the Miami GP was also a big win for Formula 1 and its various teams and sponsors, several of which are ...

You can select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. Click here to find out more about our partners. - Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address