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Formula 1 Miami GP

F1 Miami GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP1 & FP2

Friday's action from the fifth round of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

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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14:09

Russell is back to the garage and out of his car - let's hope Mercedes can get that fixed soon

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14:07

Verstappen is now quickest with a 1m34.054s, with Perez slotting into third

Stopwatch

14:06

Hamilton has gone fastest with a 1m34.527s on the medium tyre ahead of Hulkenberg and Gasly

14:05

Meanwhile, George Russell is very unhappy with his steering - he wants it fixed, even if it takes 30 minutes

14:05

Bit of a whoops there from Max as he runs wide at Turn 1

14:02

Pretty much everyone is out on track straight away, bar Bottas, Norris and Albon

Lights green

14:00

Green lights at the end of the pitlane and we're under way

13:59

Logan Sargeant will be very excited to head out for this practice session - it's the first time he's raced a car in any category in his home country

13:54

There's a 0% chance of rain for FP1, with an air temperature of 29.1 °C and the track temperature at 48.7 °C

13:51

Red Bull are sporting a rather snazzy fan-designed livery this weekend:

13:48

F1 isn't the only big sporting event taking place in Miami this weekend - the Florida Panthers face the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 3 of Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday. Luckily for hockey fans Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll, the game starts an hour after the grand prix finishes

13:46

Elsewhere, Haas boss Gunther Steiner says that F1 cannot "push away" the issue of a lack of overtaking in this season's races. Here's what he had to say: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-cant-push-away-overtaking-issues-amid-dull-race-concerns-steiner/10465420/

13:45

Last weekend was a sprint race, but Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali insists he has no plans to follow MotoGP and introduce a sprint event on every race weekend. Read more here https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/domenicali-f1-wont-have-a-sprint-at-every-race-weekend/10465489/

13:40

Verstappen leads the standings with 93 points, six clear of Perez, with Fernando Alonso in third for Aston Martin on 60 points

13:39

Sergio Perez won both races last time out in Baku and sits second in the standings behind team-mate Max Verstappen, who won here last year

13:37

The first practice session will kick off at 7pm BST, with FP2 later this evening at 10.30pm

13:36

Welcome to our live updates ahead of FP1 for F1's Miami Grand Prix!

By: Autosport Staff

Published:

May 5, 2023, 6:09 PM