05/04/2024 6:15 p.m.Updated on 05/04/2024 6:41 p.m.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) doesn’t let his rivals have any fun. When it seems like they can reach it, because the Ferrari and McLaren They were fast this weekend and were very competitive, the three-time champion makes them look at their rear wing. First, staying with the Sprint Shootout even without having done a great lap; then, winning that short race despite the discomfort that the car gave him (“I don’t have grip,” he even said), and this time, being the fastest in Saturday’s classification for which he will start at the front in the final race.
The three-time champion, who at the beginning of the weekend couldn’t seem to find the point of the car, had a furious Saturday. He had already established himself strongly in the Sprint race, in which Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) followed him closely, and a few hours later he flew again in the timers: He was the fastest in Q1, was just behind the Monegasque in Q2 (three hundredths) and finished leader in the decisive session.
The Scuderia, with its partially blue cars, rounded off a good day by putting Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in second and third place, respectively. It will be a challenge to try to overtake Verstappen at the start on Sunday, especially remembering how it went in their first attempt in the Sprint: Charles, who also started as escort, tried to put his trunk in, Max trapped him and he escaped alone . To make matters worse, they will have Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) behind them to bother them and prevent them from going after their teammate calmly.
Like this Saturday, Verstappen will start from the front. (AFP)
The Top 10 for the Formula 1 race in Miami
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
- Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
Formula 1 Miami GP schedule and TV
After a day led entirely by Max Verstappen, what will follow in the Miami GP is the main attraction: the final race. The event will consist of 57 laps and will start this Sunday, May 5 at 5:00 p.m. (Argentina time) and can be followed by Star+ and Fox Sports.
Leclerc was the second fastest in qualifying. The Ferraris were up to the task. (AFP)
The details of the Miami circuit
As has been the case for two seasons, the Miami Grand Prix will take place at the Miami International Autodrome, which has the Hard Rock Stadium as its center of attention, the home of the Miami Dolphins, NFL franchise. This 5.41 kilometer street circuit has 19 corners and three straights with DRS zones, very similar to the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne.
