The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix starts on Sunday, May 5 at 10:00 PM CEST.
You can find everything about this year’s Formula 1 season in our infographic:
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The number of scoring drivers in each Formula 1 Grand Prix is to increase to twelve. The reason is also the unprecedented reliability of single-seaters.
30 years ago, on 30/04/1994, the Austrian pilot Roland Ratzenberger died, who did not survive the crash in qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola.
Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing has ended speculation and officially confirmed that its successful technical director Adrian Newey will leave early next year.
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Max Verstappen in Red Bull won Saturday’s sprint at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and then the Grand Prix qualification.
Position at the start:
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT
2. Charles Leclerc Ferrari
3. Carlos Sainz Ferrari
4. Sergio Perez Red Bull/Honda RBPT
5. Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes
6. Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes
7. George Russell Mercedes
8. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
9. Nico Hulkenberg Haas/Ferrari
10. Juki Tsunoda RB/Honda RBPT
11. Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes
12. Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault
13. Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault
14. Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes
15. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes
16. Valtteri Bottas Sauber/Ferrari
17. Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes
18. Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari
19. Chou Kuan-yu Sauber/Ferrari
20. Daniel Ricciardo RB/Honda RBPT
According to Pirelli experts, we can expect one pit stop today.
Almost all riders start on a medium tire compound. Bottas chose the softest, Hamilton, Alonso, Magnussen and Ricciardo the hardest.
All 20 riders went to the introduction lap.
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The Miami Grand Prix has started.
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While Verstappen secured the lead after the start of the 57-lap race, it was busy behind him. Leclerc held on to second place, but Piastri and Sainz hung on behind him. Pérez braked at the first corner, almost hitting Verstappen and dropping to fifth place.
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The Alpine drivers’ fratricidal battle for 13th place almost ended in a mutual collision, in the end Gasly outsmarted Ocon.
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Current standings:
1. Verstappen, Red Bull
2. Leclerc, Ferrari
3. Piastri, McLaren
4. Sainz, Ferrari
5. Perez, Red Bull
6. Norris, McLaren
7. Hulkenberg, Haas
8. Hamilton, Mercedes
9. Cunoda, RB
10. Russell, Mercedes
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Verstappen is 1.5 seconds ahead of Leclerc, so the Ferrari driver cannot use DRS.
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Bottas’ bet on the soft compound didn’t work out at all, the Sauber pilot is only in 18th place.
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While Verstappen is already disappearing in the distance. Leclerc will have to defend second place from Piastre and Sainz.
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And here it is, Piastri overtook Leclerc on the longest straight and took second place.
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Piastri has a Ferrari duo behind him. We’ll see if Sainz doesn’t ask Lecelrc to let him go ahead.
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Meanwhile, there was another change in the top 10. Russell overtook Cunoda and is ninth.
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Leclerc is slipping in places and Sainz thinks he would attack Piastri better than his teammate.
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Russell is already behind Hamilton. The Mercedes drivers have different tires.
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Instead of fighting Russell, Hamilton decided to attack the seventh Hülkenberg. And he was successful.
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Verstappen maintains a lead of over 2.5 seconds, while Piastri is still shadowed by Leclerc and Sainz.
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The first drivers from the tail of the field entered the pits for new tires.
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Using DRS, Russell overtook eighth-placed Hülkenberg. He immediately headed to the depot for new tires.
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For a medium compound, the ideal time to change tires should be between the 15th and 21st laps.
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Pérez has to fend off the attacking attempts of Norris, who has a crush on his fifth place.
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No one from the current top 14 wants to pit yet. The rubber saving phase has arrived.
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Pérez put on a hard compound, returning to the track in 10th position behind Ocon. This may benefit Norris, who attacked the Red Bull driver,
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Leclerc took over from the pair of Ferrari cars. As expected, he put on a hard compound and hung on to fifth Hamilton.
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In a virtual chase with Pérez, Norris set the current fastest Grand Prix lap.
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Leclerc overtook Hamilton relatively easily and is back in the top five. And he has the best time for it.
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Verstappen made a mistake in the chicane and picked up a pole indicating a “prohibited area”.
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A virtual safety car was announced.
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While the marshals are cleaning the track, the pits are lively and everyone is heading to the pit.
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The short virtual safety car is over.
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Verstappen drove to the mechanics for a hard compound. He is in fourth place, 15.9 seconds behind Piastri.
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Russell also put on hard tires, the Mercedes driver dropped out of the top ten for the time being.
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The tug-of-war for the fastest lap continues, now Norris has it in McLaren.
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Of the top six, Piastri, Sainz, Norris and Hamilton have not changed tires yet.
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Hamilton is at the mechanics, they put on the medium compound tires and he is now ninth.
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Piastri and Sainz headed into the pit in sync. Both have new hard tires and are behind Leclerc.
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Magnussen and Sargeant had a collision. The American stopped in the second corner and the safety car came out on the track.
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This is a great chance for Norris, who saves a good 10 seconds in the pits.
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Pérez changed tires for the second time, Norris is also with the mechanics.
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The safety car caught Verstappen, but he is not the leading driver. This has now been rectified by race management and drivers starting in second place can overtake Bernd Mayländer’s Mercedes.
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Magnussen received a 10-second time penalty for the crash with Sargeant.
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With the exception of Magnussen, the field has already caught up with Norris and we will be racing in no time.
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Norris, who is fighting for his first victory in F1, took care of the restart. Leclerec tries to attack Red Bull.
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After a small mistake by Verstappen, Norris built a lead of more than a second on the Red Bull pilot.
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Current standings:
1. Norris, McLaren
2. Verstappen, Red Bull
3. Leclerc, Ferrari
4. Piastri, McLaren
5. Sainz, Ferrari
6. Perez, Red Bull
7. Cunoda, RB
8. Hamilton, Mercedes
9. Russell, Mercedes
10. Ocon, Alpine
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Sainz’s attack and the fourth Piastri almost ended in a mutual collision.
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Norris is still faster than Verstappen and is already almost two seconds behind them.
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Norris is still faster than Verstappen and is already almost two seconds behind them.
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Another fastest lap for Norris.
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There are 20 laps left until the end of the race.
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Verstappen complains about the understeer of his car. “I can’t turn at all,” he declared.
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Piastri started to fall after the fight with Sainz and is suddenly seventh.
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The Australian instead headed to the pits, where they replaced his front spoiler.
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Piastri damaged his front pressure wing in a fight with Sainz.
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Norris has already built up a lead of 3.4 seconds over Verstappen.
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That’s almost defeating Red Bull, Norris has a lead of 4.5 seconds.
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Current standings:
1. Norris, McLaren
2. Verstappen, Red Bull
3. Leclerc, Ferrari
4. Sainz, Ferrari
5. Perez, Red Bull
6. Hamilton, Mercedes
7. Cunoda, RB
8. Russell, Mercedes
9. Ocon, Alpine
10. Alonso, Aston Martin
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Hamilton is still trying to pass fifth Pérez, but the Mercedes driver is annoyed by DRS.
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After a long battle, Alonso managed to pass Ocon and advance to ninth place.
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Leading standings: Norris – Verstappen 5.6 seconds.
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There is a lot of nervousness at McLaren. No wonder, the car from Woking last won in September 2021. That was when Daniel Ricciardo triumphed in Monza.
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With the exception of the pair Pérez – Hamilton, the ranking in the top 10 stabilized.
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There are three final rounds before Norris.
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Verstappen has already bet on safety and is circling with a loss of 7 seconds before the leader.
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Norris drove into the final lap.
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Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen finished second and Charles Leclerc third.
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Next ranking on points:
4. Sainz, Ferrari
5. Perez, Red Bull
6. Hamilton, Mercedes
7. Cunoda, RB
8. Russell, Mercedes
9. Alonso, Aston Martin
10. Ocon, Alpine
Today’s late online broadcast ends with a sensational conclusion. We wish you a good night.
