Max Verstappen has achieved the pole, six out of six so far this season, in the Miami Grand Prix. The Dutchman, great favorite for victory, but with less sufficiency than other times, well Charles Leclerc finished one tenth and Carlos Sainz, who will start thirdto two, so both Ferrari have some chance to threaten the champion’s supremacy. It’s not Australia, but it’s not far from what happened there. They can put pressure on Red Bull and in these circumstances breakdowns or setbacks arrive.
For Carlos, The clean side can allow a Leclerc who looks more in the rearview mirror to pass when the Spanish is behind than towards the lead. We’ll see if the same thing happens this Sunday (10:00 p.m.).
It was again a strange, chaotic and erratic session for almost all the drivers, on a track that does not quite convince and that it is a mousetrap. Unlike Jeddah, which is also urban, where the speed of cars flows, that of the Hard Rock Stadium It is a mousetrap in which you see cars cutting and blocking in slow and unshowy turns.. One of the worst on the calendar in terms of track and show possibilities.
Alonso will start 15th
Fernando Alonso did not have a day in Miami, with a collision with Hamilton in the morning, from which the Englishman got away in an incomprehensible way and in the afternoon He didn’t find the rhythm in his car, that didn’t flow in slow corners. Is not that Lance Stroll (11th)has done a feat, but the Asturian has been behind his teammate in a type of circuit in which he is general captain. He hasn’t had confidence in the AMR24 all weekend and that is vital to speeding up the walls.
Is its worst rating since Austin 2023, when they decided leave the pit to reconfigure the car with old and new parts. Before that we have to go to Brazil 2022, with Alpine, to find it below that 15º. The chances of showing off are slim for him, because overtaking is very complicated in this scenario. Sunday must be saved without setbacks and think about the evolution that is coming to them for Imola in two weeks. There is no other.
Q3, Miami GP 2024
1st M. Verstappen Red Bull 1’27″241
2º C. Leclerc Ferrari 1’27″382 +00″141
3rd Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1’27″455 +00″214
4º S. Perez Red Bull 1’27″460 +00″219
5º L. Norris McLaren 1’27″594 +00″353
6º W. Piastri McLaren 1’27″675 +00″434
7º G. Russel Mercedes 1’28″067 +00″826
8º L. Hamilton Mercedes 1’28″107 +00″866
9º N. Hulkenberg Haas 1’28″146 +00″905
10th Y. Tsunoda RB 1’28″192 +00″951
Q2: Alonso eliminated as 15th!
The Asturian He could not pass among the top 10 and must settle for a 15th starting position on the grid tomorrow. An obvious drop in Aston Martin performance from Friday to Saturday, since he had been 8th in the short qualification. He already had problems in Q1, passing very scrape, which were confirmed a few minutes later. Stroll also failed to qualify, but will start 11th, again ahead of his partner.
He failed to find the improvement from the new tire, in what looks like his most against-the-grain weekend since debuting at Aston in 2023.
For its part, Sainz was not as brilliant as in Q1, but he was able to pass without many problems, as seventh, while Cherles Leclerc was first ahead from Max himself Verstappen.
Great first round of Carloswho was always in leading positions in each attempt, rubbing shoulders with the two Red Bulls
Fernando He had a very bad time, in a last lap blocked by the trafficbut saved the cut by 0.010 on Bottas and could be classified as 15thright on the limit.
Ricciardofourth in the morning Sprint in Miamiwas out of Q2 in the afternoon Qualifying.
