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Formula 1, GP Miami: Perez on pole position, Verstappen ninth, Leclerc in the crash barriers
Sergio Perez took pole position for the Miami GP, Verstappen started ninth. Leclerc landed at the barrier, Hamilton was out of Q3.
Qualifying for the Miami GP had many surprises as Sergio Perez took pole position and won. Alonso starts second, followed by Sainz and Magnussen.
If you’re looking for Max Verstappen, note that the world champion will start from ninth after failing to set a fastest lap, while Leclerc is seventh after his fine performance ended up in the barriers.
Let’s take things from the beginning. In the first leg it was Verstappen who set the fastest time, followed by Saints, Perez and Leclerc. But at the same time, interest was focused on the queue.
The biggest surprise was Stroll, who was absent from the sequel with Aston Martin, while Norris and Piastr did not make Q2 with the two Mercedes.
The surprises didn’t stop there though as we had results in Q2 that we didn’t expect. First and best was the disqualification of Hamilton, who was in 13th year and dropped out with them albon, Hulkenberg, Chow and DeVries. Hamilton slipped in the first corner of his second-fastest lap, consuming his worst qualifying session on American soil.
With that we have reached the third period and the fight for several positions. In the first of the two Fast laps by the ten drivers Perez shot clean, setting the fastest lap 1:26.841, while on the contrary Verstappen and Leclerc made significant mistakes.
Verstappen narrowly opened in two corners and decided to give up his first fast lap and returned to the pits to prepare for his second and only one Effort. At the same time, Leclerc touched the wall on the exit of Turn 16 and stayed 1st a second ahead of Perez and in 7th place.
So Alonso – always present at every misstep of the others – seized the opportunity and seized it rose to second place of the years. In the last three minutes it was time for the ten Drivers return to the track for their second and final fast lap.
But that shouldn’t please anyone, as Leclerc had a very violent tête-à-tête with – at very high speed – in turns 5-6, which sent him with the rear of the Ferrari SF-23 into the crash barriers and destroyed the rear wing and the right rear wheel of the Cavallino.
The red flags of qualifying being abandoned came very quickly, and that too With only 1:40 minutes to go, the drivers would not have enough time to catch up their exit lap from the pits and start the second fast lap after the break her.
That’s how it stayed the first time the drivers tried it in Q3, and it happened an unexpected result of Perez’s polyposition – as he himself said he had a very bad one two days to this moment – and from Alonso’s second place in an Aston Martin, the it suffers from its lack of top speed on Miami’s long straights.
Saith finished third despite showing clear signs of improvement in the first two Qualifying periods while Kevin Magnussen starts alongside the Spaniard who used another moment of luck for the big surprise of the 4th starting place with the haas
With Leclerc 7th on the grid and Verstappen 9th tomorrow no doubt The Miami GP will be much more interesting than predicted with its dominance Verstappen in free practice in the first two qualifying sessions. The race starts tomorrow, Sunday (May 7th) at 10:30 p.m. with LIVE reporting from Sportish.
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According to reports in the Italian media, the Ferrari team has made a decision about race engineer Lewis Hamilton for the 2026 season.
Riccardo Adami has been working with the seven-time world champion since the Briton moved to the Scuderia in January 2025. But there were a few strange and resonant radio conversations between them throughout the season.
During the Australian Grand Prix, Hamilton appeared confused by the lack of information from his engineer, and at the Miami round he reacted strongly to the situation, issuing team orders and advising the team to “drink some tea” after Charles Leclerc refused to let him pass.
At the Monaco Grand Prix, Riccardo Adami asked Hamilton: “Are you mad at me?” There was another incident where he ignored her request. Ferrari later announced that the engineer had left the pit wall at that time.
A similar situation was repeated after the last race of the season. During the radio exchange, Hamilton thanked the team and the race engineer for their cooperation, but received no response. The Briton then asked if they had heard him and received an explanation that the team were talking to each other at the time.
At the end of the season, team principal Fred Vasser said the Scuderia would review Hamilton’s inner circle to improve their results. And it looks like the decision has already been made.
According to Italian publication Auto Racer, Ferrari has decided to retain Riccardo Adami as Hamilton’s race engineer for 2026. The most important reason for this was a “very positive” private dinner between the pilot and the engineer.
The team expects to take a serious step forward in 2026 in light of new technical regulations. Next season could be decisive for Hamilton because 2026 is considered the last year of his current contract with Ferrari.
His first season in the Scuderia was a difficult one for the Briton. Hamilton finished the championship in sixth place using the problematic SF-25 car, but lost 86 points to his teammate.
Hamilton went a season without a podium for the first time in his career, while Leclerc scored seven goals. Of particular concern was the seven-time champion’s deteriorating qualifying form later in the year.
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Mercedes Formula 1 team president Toto Wolff believes that driver George Russell is ready to become a champion, but young Andrea Kimi Antonelli still needs time.
“Nobody knows how much power the Mercedes engine will have in 2026. We don’t know what the other teams’ engines will be like either. Is Russell ready to take the championship if given the right car? 100%, absolutely ready. There is nothing to add here. He is ready to be champion.”
“Antonelli is only 19 years old. What kind of peak are we talking about? He can be at the peak after 3-5 seasons. I believe we should give him this time to gain experience.”
“It’s moving in the right direction,” Wolff said.
F1 will have new technical regulations on engines and aerodynamics from the 2026 season.
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Haas driver and Ferrari development program graduate Olliver Berman said his goal is to race in the Scuderia in the future and win victories with the red car.
The Briton was already racing for Ferrari at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when he replaced Carlos Sainz due to appendicitis. He has since made significant progress at Haas and will remain with the team at the start of the new season.
Berman congratulated Isak Hajar on his promotion to Red Bull and said:
“Yes, of course I’m a little jealous that he will be fighting for high results in a team like Red Bull. But I’m sure my time will come, too, and I’m very happy for that. We’ve been racing since Formula 3 and he has shown incredible talent and speed. It’s great that the new generation of drivers are being recognized and now both Kimi and Isak are in the top teams. That’s great. All you have to do is wait for your chance and it will definitely come.”
Berman said about his dream of competing for the Scuderia:
“This is definitely my dream. It motivates me to do my best and I get up every morning to do my best in everything I do. I want to perform in the red. I want to win in the red. That’s my life goal. I’ve been lucky enough to feel it once already and I know what it feels like, so I try to get back to that regularly.”
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