Miami Grand Prix

Leclerc, however, remains atop the 2022 Formula One World Championship standings after five races. Leclerc was won two and Verstappen, who started third Sunday ...

The bigger sticking point was a chicane at turns 14 and 15, which Verstappen said was better suited for a “go-kart” track. Verstappen was on his way to an easy victory before McLaren’s Lando Norris spun out and the track conditions were — as can be expected for a first-time venue — imperfect. Celebrities swarmed the paddock area before the race — “It was crazy,” Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. said — and Dolphins roamed around the campus throughout the weekend. Red Bull Racing’s 24-year-old Dutch started in third, moved up to second place in the opening seconds and took first place — almost for good — on the ninth lap. “It was an incredible atmosphere and it was really incredibly well organized. Verstappen, one of the biggest stars in the sport, won the race.

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 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.

Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc then controlled the inaugural Miami Grand Prix to pick up ...

He then set his sights on Leclerc and used a strong outside pass on the ninth lap to claim the lead. Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc then controlled the inaugural Miami Grand Prix to pick up his third win of the season. Verstappen cruises to win in inaugural Miami Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the first-ever Miami Grand Prix having pried the lead off Ferrari's pole-sitter Charles Leclerc early in the race, and defended it on a ...

Alonso – now holding a five-second penalty for contact with Gasly – led Schumacher and Ocon at the back of the top 10. "I think I’ll stick to racing," he said when asked by Willy T Ribbs if he was fit enough to step into the boxing ring, "but I appreciate a lot of boxing. Tsunoda was however promoted to 12th after the post-race penalties for Alonso and Ricciardo. That left Williams driver Latifi in P14. The podium saw the top three celebrate in front of Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino – and his statue. Then, on Lap 41, Gasly – who had previously been tapped at the final corner by Alonso – went wide at Turn 8, rejoined, and clashed with Norris, ripping the McLaren’s rear-right tyre off and sending him into a spin. Leclerc prepared his rebuttal, tailing the Red Bull throughout the next lap – but the reigning champion was now in a commanding position. Leclerc was next to pit, a swap to hards taking 3.2 seconds, as he emerged in P4 on Lap 25. A sensor issue was to blame and Perez was back – but had lost considerable time (and some engine power to boot) to Sainz ahead. Perez attempted to pass Sainz on Lap 52 but locked up, both drivers avoiding contact, while Leclerc was under half a second behind Verstappen in the chase for the lead. On Lap 6, he took P6 off Gasly and the seven-time champion was back where he began. Hamilton lamented the fact that he couldn't pit during the VSC but was promoted to P6 when Valtteri Bottas went wide at Turn 17 on Lap 49. Perez took the opportunity to pit for new mediums from P4, emerging there, with hard-shod Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz ahead.

CEO Tom Garfinkel said the Dolphins won't make money off inaugural Miami Grand Prix because expenses were massive to build facility, but it's a long-term ...

Feedback from fans in attendance has been overwhelmingly positive, with high-end luxury tickets available at places like the paddock club or the Hard Rock-sponsored pool party, and grandstand tickets allowing all spectators to wander through an infield area reminiscent of a party they might see in the Miami Design District or Wynwood neighborhoods. ... That’s an area where it’s a tricky part because we have to really slow people down because we didn’t have enough run off space,” he said. The expenses far exceeded the expectations. “If you would’ve asked me six months ago where the revenues were headed [I thought we would make money],” Garfinkel said. “Based on where the expenses were headed, we’re not going to make money this year. Everything except the paddock and, of course, the new pavement will be taken down after the event concludes Sunday, a team spokesperson said Wednesday.

Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc then controlled the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for his third ...

F1 will add Las Vegas as a third American race in 2023. Serena Williams ducked into Mercedes' hospitality and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny arrived at the venue with Perez and spent most of pre-race at Red Bull with the Mexican driver. He then set his sights on Leclerc and used a strong outside pass on the ninth lap to claim the lead. Promoters never had a general ticket sale because of crushing early demand and the campus surrounding Hard Rock Stadium was the place to party over the last three days. Leclerc got a few looks inside but Verstappen didn't relent and the Dutchman won by 3.7 seconds. Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. had locked out the front row in qualifying for Ferrari, but Verstappen pounced at the start to get ahead of Sainz.

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Max Verstappen used an aggressive early pass on Charles Leclerc then controlled the inaugural Miami Grand Prix for his third victory of the season.

“We struggled a little bit after five, six laps with the front tires, and then we struggled and basically lost the race in that stage,” Leclerc said. It was a strange event for Haas F1, the only American team on the 20-car grid. After the race, Perez said he’s started talks on a new contract with Red Bull but neither side is in a hurry to complete a deal. “And after the safety car, I really felt that we had a shot to actually take back the lead.” “I think it was our best race so far this year,” he said. Promoters never had a general ticket sale because of crushing early demand and the campus surrounding Hard Rock Stadium was the place to party over the last three days. Serena Williams ducked into Mercedes’ hospitality and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny arrived at the venue with Perez and spent most of pre-race at Red Bull with the Mexican driver. F1 will add Las Vegas as a third American race in 2023. Verstappen started third after Ferrari locked up the front row with Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. in qualifying. Verstappen now trails him by 19 points headed into the Spanish Grand Prix in two weeks. His first day racing around the new Formula One circuit in Miami was absolutely horrible. The 23rd win of the Dutchman’s career sliced eight points off Leclerc’s lead in the standings.

Verstappen has now won every race from which he has not retired in 2022, having failed to complete the Bahrain and Australian Grands Prix due to mechanical woes ...

By the time the smoke settled, Norris was out of the car and Virtual Safety Car conditions had descended upon the track. Sebastian Vettel joined Zhou, Norris and Gasly in retirement after heavy contact between himself and Mick Schumacher bucked Vettel’s Aston Martin into the air in turn 1. With this, Russell extends his top-five finishing streak to all five races of 2022 to this point, solidly placing the Mercedes freshman in fourth place in the drivers’ standings. Pitting under the lap 41 safety car allowed Ocon to secure an eighth-place finish, making up more positions than any other driver in the process. Perez finished just behind Sainz after spending the final leg of the race harassing the Ferrari driver for third place. Gasly had ran wide through the turns 5-7 complex and clipped Norris’ right rear while slowly rejoining the track. Verstappen has now won every race from which he has not retired in 2022, having failed to complete the Bahrain and Australian Grands Prix due to mechanical woes. The race got underway in 90-plus degree conditions, under a scorching Florida sun. The VSC was updated to a full safety car on the next lap, allowing several drivers, including Hamilton, Perez, and Russell to put for fresh tires with 15 laps to go. Perez reported a loss of power on lap 20, and Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner later confirmed to the commentary booth that Perez was dealing with a loss of around 20 horsepower. Mercedes’ George Russell pulled the most opportune strategy call of the day, opting to run 42 laps on a set of hard tires, making his first pit stop on lap 42 under safety car conditions. The top four of Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz and Sergio Perez remained static until lap nine, when Verstappen made a superb exit out of turn 17 to pass Leclerc on the frontstretch.

Max Verstappen made a daring move in the opening two turns to take second place, then chased down pole sitter Charles LeClerc, passing him for the lead 25 ...

On Sunday, she won pole position and was out front all race — easily leading Nerea Marti to the checkered flag by three seconds. Their close competition for the victory was indicative of the entire afternoon from the front to the rear of the running order. We were on the road to getting points, but we’ll have to wait some more.’’ “And then I think Charles started to struggle a bit more with the front tires and it seemed like ours was very good on the medium compound. LeClerc was able to close the gap to Verstappen, benefiting from a caution period late in the race. But LeClerc was unable to get close another to attempt a pass.

The Formula One schedule turns to Miami for the first time this weekend, as the Miami Grand Prix makes its debut as one of two races in the United States in ...

What will the crowd be like? What will the track be like? The Miami Grand Prix debuts this weekend and there seems to be equal parts curiosity and excitement ahead of the event. It's been absolutely buzzing today and is already crawling with celebrities — many of whom might normally only be seen on race day. •3h ago If Russell had shown outward signs of being frustrated, it’d be understandable. Never once does his demeanor suggest someone whose team is mired in a slump, its worst in a decade, and dealing with an underperforming car that is of no fault of the driver. •3h ago •3h ago Although portions of the Florida Turnpike are partially open over the duration of the race weekend, an area overlooking the circuit is completely shut down throughout. That was a big one but I am ok. The Netflix effect on Formula One's growth has been widely discussed to the point where it's practically cliche now.

Dan Marino gave out the trophies, on a podium just above the Dan Marino statue, and he gave winner Max Verstappen a Dolphins helmet with a Dan Marino signature.

As for the chicane, Sainz found it “a corner that is a bit unnatural and a corner that I think can be manipulated to be a bit different.” Said Verstappen, “I think if I had been in a go-kart it would be a nice chicane to take, but not in a Formula One car like we have,” citing the largeness of the era. “The music,” Caroline said of Miami. “In every stage, you felt like it’s a party. Verstappen agreed with a reporter that the race sort of resembled Singapore in nature but noted that this one happened at daytime, which makes a hell of a difference. And they held up a banner that told of “Hammer Time,” honoring Lewis Hamilton, who for some time has greeted those eastbound from the Miami airport with his dominant face on the side of a building for an ad for a watch. Some 85,000 attended, and afterward many bunched on the track near the fence to watch the podium, in thick droves of Ferrari gear, Red Bull gear, a McLaren foam finger. They are Miamians Alan and Caroline Guevara, and they just got married Nov. 6, after which they woke the next day and watched the Mexico Grand Prix. They watch every race regardless of hour. That’s in the first year since 1984 in which the United States will hold plural Formula One bashes — Austin, also — and in the fourth year since the Netflix series “Drive to Survive” hooked many of the previously unhooked. In the front, two people indispensable to this event tried to pull themselves up on the fence to get better glimpses. For 57 laps around 19 turns right by the Florida Turnpike, drivers tried rudely to refrain from letting others pass, and while that’s part of the game, seldom has it mirrored so aptly a host city. For legitimacy, the winners of the first four races — Verstappen and Charles Leclerc — finished top two in the fifth. He liked seeing some evidence of increased interest in the sport. ... I think track-wise, we can improve a few areas.”

The victory cut Leclerc's lead over Verstappen to 19 points in the championship, while the Monegasque's Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz completed the podium.

A crash between Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris on Lap 41 triggered the safety car, and when racing resumed on lap 47, Leclerc pushed hard to retake the lead. But we had a good launch and I saw the opportunity to go around the outside [of Sainz] in turn one, so I tried. "I didn't even do a [practice] start, so I didn't know what to expect in the actual start.

Miami International Autodrome, Sunday 8 May. Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, and Team Principal Andreas Seidl after ...

The huge crowd generated an incredible atmosphere – but now we head home to analyse, reset and look forward to a European double-header in Barcelona and Monaco. Our clear aim is to strike back at the first opportunity." The result today does not reflect the huge effort put in by the entire team here at the track and back at the MTC, together with that of our colleagues at Mercedes HPP. My thanks to them all fighting it through in the Miami heat. So a bit of a shame but it happens and we'll make sure we bounce back and do better next time." I think in the Medium stint we were able to go long at the beginning, but I'm not sure if we were that quick. Lots of long corners, lots of long straights, so we've got to work on that, and then hopefully Barcelona will suit us a bit more, so I'm looking forward to that." I think the collision with Pierre was a bit of a racing incident.

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.

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 Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and his players were taking in the Formula One race in Miami Gardens on Sunday.