Miami F1

2022 - 5 - 7

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F1 Grand Prix practice results: Russell fastest in Miami GP on Friday (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

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

F1 Miami GP: Russell tops FP2 as Verstappen suffers reliability woes (autosport.com)

Mercedes' George Russell topped a heavily disrupted second practice for Formula 1's inaugural Miami Grand Prix, leading Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc while ...

That stood as the best time to the end, even after Leclerc attempted two more fliers on the softs – the first of which was with the same set of the red-walled rubber as his opening effort, which he abandoned after losing time to Russell in the middle sector. The Canadian was concerned his left-rear tyre was not attached properly before reporting a lack of drive, after which he pulled over and stopped near a gap in the walls, which led to a second red flag stoppage of four minutes. As Verstappen came back to the pits with what was later described as a hydraulic issue, his right-rear brakes caught fire and he did not return to the action. That meant Verstappen had missed the first half of FP2, but when he did leave the pits after the red flag stoppage, he quickly reported a severe steering issue, which left him touring slowly around – also getting in Lance Stroll’s way dramatically as the Aston Martin came across the Red Bull, unable to turn fast even with full steering lock on, at the Turn 11 90-degree left at the end of the long acceleration run through Turns 9-10. As the first 10 minutes of the one-hour session ended, Leclerc’s first flying lap of FP2 ended with him going to the top of the times with a 1m31.131s, before Sainz – his opening run on the same set of tyres continuing – then getting back to first thanks to his 1m30.964s. But a few minutes after this, Sainz’s session was ended when he suddenly lost the rear of his car going through the Turn 13 fast left just before the tight chicane late in the second sector and hit the wall on the outside of that complex.

Mercedes' big mystery; drivers warn 'racing will be bad' at Miami ... (Fox Sports)

Mercedes' big mystery; drivers warn 'racing will be bad' at Miami — F1 Talking Points.

But of greater concern to drivers is how slippery the surface is, particularly off line. He then binned the car in second practice, again before getting a run on the softs, to give his team a hefty rebuild and deprive himself of crucial track knowledge. “Otherwise the track’s quite nice to drive — except for the chicane. “I’ve given everyone a bit of a rough Friday night, which is not ideal,” he admitted. To be fair to Sainz, mistakes were common in both sessions on the green and scorching-hot track. So I know how to come out of it.” It’s still things that are, let’s say, a bit out of my control that are surprising me.” “I think we seem to be quicker here and later on [Mercedes engineers] were explaining to us that we definitely have improved in some way,” he said. “Of course I’ll try to catch up, but it’s just not ideal. “It’s definitely been a really productive day for us and probably the most productive Friday we’ve had.” But Carlos Sainz’s absence from much of practice was far more dire. This is a high-speed circuit, so cars are running with less downforce.

F1 Miami Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel (Motorsport.com, Edition: Australia)

Formula 1 makes its first visit to the United States this year for the Miami Grand Prix. Here's how you can watch the qualifying session for the 2022 Miami ...

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5 things we learned from Friday practice at the Miami Grand Prix ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

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.

Vettel: Underpants appearance in Miami F1 a "piss-take" (autosport.com)

Sebastian Vettel says his brief appearance wearing his underpants outside his race overalls at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix was a “piss-take”.

“If I feel really comfortable in the car, then I think there's a lot more to squeeze," he said. "It's a tricky one,” he said of the circuit. And then on the other hand, there is the asphalt that is breaking up.

Russell doesn't understand Mercedes' Miami F1 pace (Speedcafe)

George Russell has admitted he doesn't understand why Mercedes has enjoyed stronger pace thus far at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.

What was clear though was that porpoising was at least less of an issue, though was still apparent towards the end of the second practice session. That was for the unsafe release of Esteban Ocon, the Frenchman forcing the Mercedes driver to stop in the pit lane to avoid a collision. “I don’t really understand it, to be honest, why we hit the ground running,” Russell admitted at the end of Friday’s running.