GP of Miami (EL1): Piastri faster than Leclerc and Verstappen

Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Friday 02 May 2025 at 8:11 p.m.

Oscar Piastri was the fastest on Friday during the free trials of the Miami Grand Prix, 6th round of the season. The Australian, at the top of the general classification, was ahead of Charles Leclerc Ferrari and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, fresh dad.

Its fresh authorship has not slowed down (or disturbed) Max Verstappen. Only a few hours after having lived alongside his Brazilian partner Kelly Piquet The birth of her first child, a little girl named Lily, the quadruple world champion, her suitcases just posed in Miami, signed a very beautiful third place, this Friday in Florida during the only free test session of this sixth round of the season, the weekend offering a Sprint race (qualifications evening). Dutchman has not been the fastest. A privilege that has returned to Oscar Piastri. With a better round round in 1’27 “128, the Australian, returned to the general classification of the world championship, turned faster than all his competitors, Charles Leclerc, who signs the second time on his Ferrari, and therefore a Verstappen visibly not turned upside down, understood.

Norris absent from the top 10

The Williams of Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon, very fit, complete the Top 5, just in front of an Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) which did not really give the feeling of discovering the circuit during this first time taking which exceptionally lasted sixty minutes and ended on a red flag, consecutive to the straight of Oliver Bearman (Haas) in the wall. Follow George Russell (Mercedes), Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull), Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), who closes the top 10. And Lando Norris in all of this? The winner of the Grand Prix for the past season had to be satisfied with 12th place, the fault notably with an immediate return from the Briton to the stands due to a forgotten torch in the cockpit by a mechanic. There is no doubt that the one who had released his counter in F1 during his last visit to Miami will be able to raise his head during the Sprint qualifications.