Gp Miami 2023: Verstappen dominates free practice ahead of the Ferraris. Accident for Leclerc

Gp Miami 2023: Verstappen dominates free practice ahead of the Ferraris.  Accident for Leclerc


Max at the amusement park. TO You love me the trapeze artist Verstappen spin on the ferris wheel with a glittery Red Bull and watch all the others scrambling over there. He closes the first day of free practice with a time that is eight tenths lower than the pole signed by Charles Leclerc last year. The Monegasque of Ferrari is 3rd (Carlos Sainz 2nd, 4 tenths from the Dutchman) before crashing hard into the wall in turn 7 with 8 minutes to go, causing the session to be temporarily interrupted: right suspension in pieces on the red. Even trust him?

The pole position of the Miami GP

Of course, it will be very hot qualifying tonight (at 10 pm) in Florida. Fiery temperatures (the asphalt was over 50°, completely redone) and heated spirits. Ferrari is not afraid of the sex round, it comes from two poles by Leclerc in Baku and also around the Hard Rock Stadium it seems to be playing it. The track is quite demanding: 5.41 km on a semi-urban route, three straights and 19 bends (12 to the left, 7 to the right), some very winding with close walls and ups and downs. Three areas where to operate the mobile wing and, even if they have been reduced in length, they remain the hunting ground of the Red Bulls which enjoy an extraordinary extension effect when they push the button: they spread their wings and take off.

Leclerc's car taken away after crash into wall (reuters)

Ferrari and Red Bull, challenge on the market

An advantage that Maranello is trying to fill also by looking for resources at the opponents' home: contacted Red Bull technicians, even if the blue team principal, Christian Hornerdismissed the rumors of recruiting senior figures from the team as a bargaining chip for the passage of the red ds, Laurent Mekies, to Alpha Tauri: "We have no hostages". So the frame builder remains in place Pierre Waché and the aero head Enrico Balbo.

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Gp Miami, risk of rain during the race

The Scuderia, which has started the World Championship very uphill, is trying to find its pace. The one useful for the race (tomorrow in Miami at 21.30, with risk of rain), where he suffers from greater tire wear than his rivals. An aspect that seems to have improved starting from Melbourne and on which he is working intensely by focusing on updates. In Miami, with very demanding temperatures for the tyres, a new underbody was fitted for this purpose, as well as a modified diffuser, a specific single-pylon wing for the circuit and other small adjustments. In the last free practice session (today at 18.30), more fuel will be loaded on the reds to understand if the innovations work. And if actually the direction taken is the right one. Further developments on the SF 23 are planned at Imola and then at Barcelona.

Perez in trouble, Alonso always lurking

Will they be enough? Maranello does not have a plan B. And starting with Miami, it wants to at least confirm itself as the second force in the championship, as it was in Baku. Aston Martin always lurking: Alonsowho got rid of Sainz on the Caspian Sea and also undermined Leclerc, closed the first day of free practice with the 5th time behind a Perez struggling on Red Bull. The Mercedes they still seem to be far away. The blues in another dimension. Verstappen: "The car is well balanced in all conditions". Even at Luna Park.



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