He went from everything in the sprint race of the Miami Grand Prix of Formula 1. The British Lando Norris It was imposed after 18 laps and headed a 1-2 De McLaren in front of your partner Oscar Plastriin an end without thorough accelerating because Fernando Alonso hit hard Against a wall and there was no time to get his Aston Martin in the four final turns, which went behind the security car.
In a competition whose start was delayed for almost half an hour due to the heavy rain and the state of the asphalt, complications and blows were gaining prominence from before the game. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) lost control of the car, crashed into a wall and could not be on the grill. And already in the first curve, more surprises: Some Antonelli (Mercedes) failed to keep first place and accused Piastri of throwing him outsidebut that was discarded by the commissioners.
Later, the 18 -year -old Italian was falling into the classifier with new setbacks: he needed to stop twice in the boxes because in doing so for the first time, to change the tires, He met the Red Bull of Max Verstappen leaving recklessly and played. The boy, who had made his first pole, had to continue, return to the circuit and return later. For that situation, The world -threatened Dutchman of the world was penalized with 10 seconds And it was out of the eight positions that granted points. “Penalty was deserved,” Max said.
With the driest asphalt and the cars changing the compounds, the final part was chaotic, with many changes, the blows -including that of the other Spanish, Carlos Sainz (Williams), which also abandoned- and the rise of English Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), who after passing through the boxes reached third place and threatened McLaren’s domain when the security car entered after Alonso’s clash.
Already in the final seconds, The commissioners warned of the sanction to Verstappen, who ended up falling to the 17th placeonly in front of the two who abandoned and Leclerc, who did not leave. Thus, the first eight positions – the ones that gave points – completed it Alexander Albon (Williams), George Russell (Mercedes), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Liam Lawson (RB) y Oliver Bearman (Haas). All to be confirmed, of course, in the midst of so many conflicts.
The activity will continue at 17 (Argentine time), with the classification for the Sunday Grand Prix, which is why several teams will need to recover their cars. Time is pressing, emotions will return this afternoon.
The Sprint Lando Norris race is taken, without being able to accelerate in the last four laps, just when McLaren’s British was going to stop to change tires. He left Piastri second and climbed to third place Hamilton.
Due to his reckless departure in which he hit Antonelli, Verstappen receives a penalty of 10 seconds and will fall apart in the classifier. They did not take Alonso’s car and will end with the security car.
The security car comes out, there is yellow flag flying because Fernando Alonso hit a wall and his car was crossed on the track. The intrigue is whether there will be time to accelerate again: it will be very difficult.
Piestri stopped to change gums and Norris is the new pointer. It has more than 20 seconds. Antonelli fell to the 12th place.
They passed Verstappen and Antonelli through the boxes and crashed when Max came out recklessly. On the track, Sainz hit and rotates with the rear wheel destroyed. Norris went to Piastri.
Several pilots go to the boxes. Hamilton, Stroll and Sainz change the tires and seek to give a blow of effect in the final turns.
“I have more rhythm now,” is the good news for Mercedes and is described by George Russell, who runs in fifth place, behind Antonelli. In the next turn the use of DRS will be enabled.
“I have no good vision,” Verstappen laments, which the commissioners will not penalize for the exit. “The track dries, but not as fast as we believed,” Piastri warns, which goes ahead, with more than two seconds about his partner Norris.
There is a review of the commissioners about the Verstappen’s start. Antonelli’s protest was dismissed. The struggles for positions are far from the tip, with difficulties to stop for those who are encouraged to throw themselves.
Piestri distanced in front of Norris. Antonelli tries to recover, but Verstappen keeps him behind. The dry track earlier than expected and the pilots are looking to wet the tires.
“He pushed me outside!” Antonelli said about Piastri. The Italian ran out of track and left. Upon returning, he had given up two other places and was behind Norris and Verstappen as well.
After the delay and complications, there is Sprint career in Miami. The red lights went out and left, with a first curve in which Antonelli lost his tip with Piastri.
It is going to start with a stop, but as they continue to turn behind the security car, the race will not be 19 laps, but 18. “Now you can run,” warns Verstappen.
Behind the security car, the cars go to the circuit after the green traffic light and begin to turn in a less conflictive asphalt. Anyway, rain is a condition.
In an asphalt with much less water, the security car rotates in the circuit to evaluate the conditions. The novelty for the pilots is that this time Tsunoda will be able to go to the starting grill.
The authorities announce that the new starting schedule will be 13.28 (Argentine time). The pilots return to their cars and the preparations resume.
The expectation is that the water drains and with the heat dries the track a little so that the cars return to the circuit. The pilots got out of the cars, which were left behind the other on Boxes Street. Some claimed the change of their team, because they entered water.
“Nothing is seen,” and “there is a lot of water on the track”, they are the phrases most listened to by the pilots of the pilots. The officers communicate that it will not leave and the cars are on their way to Boxes Street. The rain intensity ceased, but the asphalt is not in conditions.
In Miami, the training turn is behind the security car, on a track with a lot of water and little visibility. Verstappen passed in a curve and managed to avoid the clash before returning to the circuit.
The 19 pilots who will compete in the Sprint race are on the track, amid the uncertainty that the rain brought. It will start with security car and Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) will do it from the boxes. As said, Leclerc (Ferrari) cannot leave.
The security car rotates to verify the status of the track. The rain gave a respite, but nothing assured not to return. And so it happened within a few minutes, which fell again on Miami.
When the Ferrari went to the grid, Leclerc lost control of the car, crashed into the wall and broke the car on the right side, both in front and in the rear. The Monegasco cannot be in the race, he communicated.
The Sprint race does not demand the obligation to stop in the boxes, but in the waiting, a question is raised in a circuit in which the cars rolled little. It falls a lot of rain on the complex and that generates uncertainty about the conditions of the track and if it is possible to start at the established time.
On Friday there was only one practice in Miami and Jack Doohan, who runs in Alpine, ended with a fine for exceeding speed on Boxes Street. Already in the classification, he unloaded his fury against the team because they made him leave with his partner and ran out of turn to bend, so he ended up locked in Boxes Street. Then, he had to be helped by the mechanics to rearrange and be at the bottom of the row, which did not give him time to open the return.
Kimi Antonelli gave the surprise in Formula 1 and stayed with the pole for the Sprint race of the Miami Grand Prix, at 18 years, 8 months and 7 days of life. Thus, the Italian was the youngest in the 75 years of history of the category to get it. He left the two McLaren behind the championship: Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
The Sprint images of this Saturday will arrive live through Disney+, for which a payment plan of that platform, and the Fox Sports cable channel is required.
From the 13th, the Sprint race that is part of the sixth date of the Formula 1. The test, the test, will give points to the first eight, from 8 to 1, on a descending scale.
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