The day of the Miami Grand Prix of the Grand Prix begins with the Sprint, which directly follows the shotout disputed the day before and won by Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The Mercedes F1 driver impressed the paddock by signing the best time, but he still does not have the status of poleman and the precocity record that goes with it, it being reserved for pole positions on Saturday.
Despite this statistical frustration, the young Italian will still live his first departure since first place during a Formula 1 race, with the Miami GP sprint. He is ahead of Oscar Piastri on the grid, while Lando Norris and Max Verstappen are on the second line on the grid.
George Russell, who only made a quick tour in SQ3, is fifth ahead of Charles Leclerc, then Lewis Hamilton. Alex Albon is a convincing eighth, ahead of Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso, who will hope to win two places to finally unlock his points counter in 2025.
Nico Hülkenberg and Esteban Ocon are in sixth line ahead of Pierre Gasly and Liam Lawson. Carlos Sainz is 15th in front of Lance Stroll and Jack Doohan, then Yuki Tsunoda, Gabriel Bortoleto and Oliver Bearman.
17h33 : The big surprise of this sprint comes from the weather, since the rain fell on Miami and the track is soggy! This completely changes the physiognomy of the 100 -kilometer race, which could last a little longer and reserve more surprises.
5:34 p.m.: Charles Leclerc struck the wall in his recognition turn! The Ferrari du Monegasque is seriously damaged and it does not seem to be able to return to the grid!
5:35 p.m.: Tsunoda will finally start from the lane of the stands for the Sprint race, Red Bull having broken the closed park for his car.
Tsunoda was to be launched in 18th position after being eliminated in SQ1 following a confusion involving his teammate Max Verstappen, slow in the last turn. Tsunoda hesitated, which prevented him from reaching the finish line for his last round launched for about a second.
Given his position, Red Bull has chosen to make changes to the RB21 settings, in particular the suspension. It will therefore start from the way of the stands, Gabriel Bortoleto and Ollie Bearman both progressing in a place.
17h37: Leclerc abandoned his wounded ferrari by the track, and the Scuderia dismantles the tent under which he was to come, in sixth place in the starting grid. It’s already over for the Monegasque!
17h45 : Hamilton has annoyed himself on the radio of Ferrari’s choice to have put on the intermediaries for the recognition towers, and that it was an unnecessary danger.
17h50 : According to Laurent Mekies, the teams will choose between intermediate tires and rain tires, when it no longer rains in Miami!
17h52 : The conditions remain hot with a track at 30 degrees, and it is possible that we see tire changes during the sprint!
17h57 : The departure of the Training Tour will be given behind the safety car!
17h58 : All the pilots are in intermediate tires, except Sainz which is in rain tires!
Training tour: The cars are therefore behind the safety because for the moment.
18h01 : Charles Leclerc is under the survey of the race management for having driven his car dangerously at the time of his accident … Difficult to imagine what the race management implies by the.
18h02: Piastri complains of a “Horrible visibility”and a “Big river” On the track at turn 10.
18h03: Verstappen made a mistake at the last turn of the circuit, and he took over the track behind Russell and Hamilton, in sixth place.
18h04 : The cars go a more turn behind the Safety Car and Antonelli says that he does not “Sees nothing”.
18H05: The starting procedure is suspended! PiaStri spoke of visibility “Worse he ever had in a car”and the race management puts the red flag.
-18h06 : The cars are back in the stands. Stroll complains about a problem with its visor because water infiltrates the protective tear-offs.
18h12 : The track temperature has increased since the race stops, to 32 degrees. What hope for a quick recovery, while blowing vehicles travel the track to speed up the drying process.
18h14 : Leclerc rolled up a few hundred meters with its punctured tires and broken wheels before immobilizing his car, and that is why he will be summoned to the commissioners.
18h17: The departure will be given at 6.25 p.m. French time!
18h20 : The race management has slightly shifted the start, it’s now 6:28 p.m.!
18h25: The track has already dried up well, and the Sprint race may be a puzzle. Ocon tells his engineer Laura Müller that it may be that the race ends in Slicks after she told him that he will no longer cry.
18h27: Tsunoda will therefore be able to join the grid, since the race has officially started and a lap has been traveled.
18h28 : The pilots will do 2 laps behind the safety car before a decision is made on the type of departure.
18h29 / Tour 1 : All the pilots are in intermediate tires, Sainz having swapped his full wets against intermediaries.
18h31 / Tour 2 : Verstappen says that the conditions are now good for running.
18h32 / Tour 2 : Piastri complains of stagnant water on the track, he says that visibility is good but that it is not terrible at the end of a straight line. The race management announces a departure stopped at the end of this Tour!
Departure : Very good start from Piastri who is up to the height, and Antonelli tries to resist but comes out at the first turn! The Australian is in the lead in front of Norris, Verstappen and Antonelli.
Tour 3 : Antonelli complains of having been pushed off track, but he came to go to the McLaren by wanting to take the turn at all costs. Russell is fifth ahead of Hamilton, Albon, Alonso, Lawson and Hadjar.
Tour 4 : Piastri immediately took almost 2 seconds ahead of Norris. Hülkenberg was one of the losers of departure and he points 15th, while Tsunoda exceeded Doohan and Bortoleto and Pointe 17th.
Tour 5 : Piastri signs the best race in the race in 1’40 “259. Norris is a tenth of the turn, and Verstappen points to 1” 4 of the second McLaren. Piastri says the track dries very quickly. Hamilton complains of a Ferrari who “Do not turn”.
Tour 6 : Piastri keeps 1 “7 ahead of Norris, and Verstappen is 1” 4 from Norris. Antonelli is 1 “8 and 1” 5 ahead of Russell. Hamilton is 2 “2 and Albon to 1” 2 of the Ferrari. The commissioners do not start under investigation, while Lawson complains about a broken visor.
Tour 7 : The commissioners note that Verstappen was poorly positioned on the grid. According to where he was, he could receive five seconds of penalty. Sainz exceeds Ocon but misses, and the Frenchman goes back!
Tour 8 : Piastri signs the best race in the race in 1’40 “238 and carries his advance to 2” 7, and even 3 “1 in the Tour. Verstappen is 2” 3 and Antonelli at 2 “8, while Russell returned to the wake of his teammate.
Tour 9 : Verstappen complains of not having visibility because of his visor, while Piastri has lost a little time on Norris which returns to 2 “5. Verstappen is 3” 3 and Antonelli at 3 “2, while Russell is always glued to the other Mercedes. Hamilton loses ground and see Albon come back in his exhausts.
Tour 10 : The mid-race has just passed, Piastri says that the track “Dry, but not as much as I would have imagined”and one wonders if the intermediaries will hold nine more turns. There will possibly be a bet to be made within 3 or 4 laps for a pilot at the bottom of the grid. Russell made an error that gives air to Antonelli.
Tour 11 : The gap between the McLaren is 1 “9, and Verstappen is 4” 1. Russell asks for an instruction from Mercedes because it is faster than Antonelli, and Albon remains on the attack on Hamilton. But it is Tsunoda who tries a bet by fitting medium tires!
