The sixth weekend of the season begins this Friday, late afternoon in France, with the only free test session of the Miami Grand Prix. While the rain could disrupt the end of the weekend, it is the sun that awaits the pilots and the teams for this first day of driving near the hard rock stadium.
The day will be concluded with the Sprint Shootout, the qualification that will define the starting grid for the sprint on Saturday. In view of it and the race, the FIA has also made the decision to extend a DRS zone.
It is the area that accompanies the straight line before turn 11, which is extended by 75 meters to increase the possibilities of overtaking. The activation point is always positioned before the rapid turn 9.
6:15 p.m.: Lando Norris will not run with the helmet version presented yesterday. Indeed, it is a helmet imitating a facet ball that the McLaren driver admits this weekend, but the facets will only be a vinyl glued to the helmet, unlike the presentation version, on which they were really glued.
18h16 : Six teams are bringing developments this weekend. Red Bull brings a new floor, which has been validated in extremis to be sent to Florida. Mercedes has a new rear fin specific to the circuit. Aston Martin also brings front and rear fins designed for Miami, as well as a specific Beam Wing. Alpine has reviewed its suspension and its brake scopes at the front, Williams has a specific Beam Wing for Miami and Sauber also retouched its front suspension.
18h23 : Christian Horner, the director of Red Bull, sent a message to Max Verstappen and Kelly Piquet after the announcement of the birth of their daughter Lily: “Hey Max, all my congratulations on your paternity. What a nice addition to your family. Prepare for late nights and raises early, and make sure to participate in the change of diapers, it’s compulsory. It’s great news for you, Kelly and P [Penelope, la fille de Kelly]and we wish you the best. “
-18h25: Remember that three teams have a special livery this weekend: Ferrari celebrates a year of partnership with HP with colors that have caused a lot of ink to flow. On the side of Racing Bulls, it is a fluorescent pink livery to celebrate an energy drink, while Sauber has an even more colorful decoration than usual.
18h28 : The risks of rain are not the only ones for Sunday, since there are now 50 % risk of thunderstorms for the race.
18h29: The temperature of the track is 38 degrees, while that of the air is 27 degrees, and there are clouds to accompany this first session of the weekend.
18h33 : With a single free session on the program, the 20 pilots took the track in the first five minutes. The Aston Martin and Racing Bulls pilots opted for hard -aging, and the rest for medium tires.
18h34 : Oscar Piastri signed the first reference in 1’30 “059, with 0” 130 of Marge on Pierre Gasly and four tenths on Carlos Sainz. Lando Norris experienced a problem in his tub with a part that broke, and Yuki Tsunoda complained of too high.
18h35 : Verstappen took the lead in 1’29 “808, while Tsunoda placed fourth to seven IDXths from his teammate.
