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F1 Miami GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP1 & FP2
Friday's action from the fifth round of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
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F1 heads to Miami this weekend for round five of the 2023 championship, with Max Verstappen leading the standings from team-mate Sergio Perez.
The Mexican driver won both races during the Baku sprint weekend despite Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc taking pole.
Verstappen will be hoping to repeat his win on Miami's street circuit from last year, as well as continuing Red Bull's 100% success rate so far this year.
The weekend returns to its usual format in the US, with two free practice sessions on Friday, FP3 and qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday.
FP1 starts at 7pm BST on Friday, with FP2 at 10:30pm.
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In fact, the early running is enticing a great number of drivers - just Ocon, de Vries, Russell and Piastri missing.
Lights green
Off we go! Both Alfa Romeos are out early, joined by the Astons and Magnussen.
The new track surface at Miami was causing a few slips and slides as it rubbers in. Over time it should come towards the drivers, even if off-line things will remain tricky.
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Confirmation from Haas that Hulkenberg is Hulkenback for FP2:
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This time last week we were going into qualifying for the grand prix in Baku, but here we're back to old faithful FP2. It won't be as exciting but it will feel far more familiar.
Also in FP1 Hulkenberg crashed at Turn 3 to trigger a brief red flag, so the Haas mechanics have been busy in the break repairing the German's car. But all should be present and correct this session.
Just in case you missed first practice, here's a quick recap: Russell led a Mercedes 1-2, despite missing a chunk of track time with a steering issue. In truth, both Mercs went on to the softs very late and benefitted from the best track conditions.
Good evening one and all! It is nearly time for second practice for the Miami GP. Who is excited?
We'll be back in a couple of hours' time for FP2. See you then!
Read the full FP1 report here: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-miami-gp-russell-leads-mercedes-1-2-in-opening-practice/10465582/
At the end of FP1, Russell led from Hamilton and Leclerc, with Verstappen and Sainz completing the top five
Checkered flag
There's the chequered flag
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Russell is next to top the timesheet, toppling his team-mate with a 1m30.125s
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Hamilton goes quickest with just one minute remaining with a 1m30.337s
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Five minutes to go and Verstappen leads from Leclerc, who was 0.2s slower, with Sainz in third
Gasly also runs wide at Turn 17 - it's proving a tricky one
Yellow flag
Brief yellow there courtesy of Alex Albon running wide at Turn 17
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Leclerc goes second fastest with a 1m31.072s
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Alonso goes fourth fastest for Aston Martin, with former team-mate Ocon in fifth
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Looks like Verstappen can beat Verstappen's time - the Red Bull man goes 0.5s quicker at the top of the timesheet
We've got 17 minutes left of FP1 - will anyone be able to beat Verstappen's time?
Green flag
The session has now resumed after a nine-minute red flag stoppage
Hulkenberg's Haas is being moved now, so hopefully we'll be back under way soon
Looks like Hulkenberg ran off line through Turn 3 and lost the rear before hitting the wall
Red flag
Red flag - Nico Hulkenberg has crashed!
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Verstappen leads once more with a 1m31.054s, matching the fastest FP1 time from last year, with Perez slotting into third behind Hulkenberg
Russell is still in the garage with half of the session remaining
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Magnussen is third fastest, with Verstappen sandwiched between the Haas's
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Hulkenberg goes fastest! The Haas man sets a 1m31.392s to top the timesheet by 0.5s from Verstappen
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Alonso slots into third with a 1m32.542s
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Leclerc goes second quickest, 0.7s off Verstappen, before running a bit wide at Turn 1
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Verstappen goes quicker still with a 1m31.826s - 1.1s ahead of second-placed Hamilton. Is this likely to be the case all weekend? Red Bull will be hoping so
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Carlos Sainz is now third fastest, 0.7s behind Verstappen, with both drivers on the hard tyres
Mercedes was running a development item on Russell's steering, but it's too heavy to drive with, hence the adjustment
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...shortly before Verstappen goes 0.5s faster still
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Hamilton is next to go fastest, the first driver into the 1m32s with a 1m32.967s
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Sainz goes quickest with a 1m33.823s - 0.231s ahead of Verstappen
Green flag
De Vries spun at Turns 11 / 12, hence the yellows, but we're all clear now
Yellow flag
Yellows in Sector 2
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