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F1 Miami GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying
Saturday's updates ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc leads the F1 drivers’ standings by 27 points from Max Verstappen following the Dutch driver’s domination at the Emilia Romagna GP two weeks ago, as Ferrari heads the teams’ standings by 11 points from Red Bull.
Final practice for the Miami GP gets underway at 6.00pm BST (1.00pm local time), followed by qualifying which starts at 9.00pm BST (4.00pm local time).
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- Leclerc, Ferrari
- Sainz, Ferrari
- Verstappen, Red Bull
- Perez, Red Bull
- Bottas, Alfa Romeo
- Hamilton, Mercedes
- Gasly, AlphaTauri
- Norris, McLaren
- Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
- Stroll, Aston Martin
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-Leclerc on pole for Miami GP in Ferrari 1-2 in qualifying
-Verstappen was on provisional pole but ends up third for Red Bull
-Perez in fourth as Bottas beats Hamilton to fifth place
-Gasly, Norris, Tsunoda and Stroll complete top 10
-Out in Q2: P11 Alonso, P12 Russell, P13 Vettel, P14 Ricciardo, P15 Schumacher
-Out in Q1: P16 Magnussen, P17 Zhou, P18 Albon, P19 Latifi
-Ocon misses qualifying due to Alpine car damage sustained in final practice
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Welcome back to Autosport's live updates for the Miami GP! We're gearing up for FP3, which starts in 15 minutes
In case you missed yesterday's action, Charles Leclerc topped FP1 for Ferrari, while George Russell was quickest in FP2
Max Verstappen failed to set a time in FP2 after suffering (yet more) reliability woes having undergone a precautionary gearbox change, so FP3 will be valuable for Red Bull ahead of qualifying in a few hours time
Carlos Sainz also had a difficult Friday, with a crash into the barriers early in second practice ending his session and prompting a red flag
The circuit underwent more resurfacing overnight, with Turn 17 causing problems for organisers. Read more here
Lights green
The lights are green and FP2 is underway!
Verstappen leads the pack out on track - unsurprisingly, given he's only completed 15 laps so far this weekend
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Verstappen sets the pace with a 1m34.037s - let's see if anyone else can top that in the remaining 55 minutes of practice
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and Leclerc does just that, with a 1m32.250s! Verstappen has also improved, with a 1m32.447s
Looks like grip is lacking on track, with Hamilton struggling at the resurfaced Turn 17
Celeb spot: Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama down at the Mercedes garage!
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Verstappen goes top again with a 1m31.355s
Both Mercedes are currently in the top 5 - has their new front wing solved their porpoising woes?
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That was a quick lap from Schumacher! Mick goes up to third with a 1m32.295s
Red flag
Red flag! Esteban Ocon in the wall at Turn 14
Glad to hear Ocon is fine, but his car looks like it's going to need a lot of work to make it into qualifying later
There’s been a red flag in every F1 session so far this weekend
Looks quite windy down there at the (fake) marina!
Session will resume in two minutes
Green flag
Green flag is out with just over 30 minutes left on the clock in FP3
Latifi leads the pack back out on track for Williams
With half an hour to go, Verstappen leads from Leclerc and Schumacher, with Russell and Sainz completing the top five
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Magnussen goes fifth with a 1m32.495s - Haas having a good session at their home race!
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Sainz goes third quickest with a 1m32.142s
Update from Alpine:
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Bottas goes third fastest for Alfa Romeo with a 1m31.885s - just over 0.5s behind Verstappen
20 minutes left on the clock and Alonso goes up into fifth with a 1m32.177s
Bit of a close call there for Norris on the exit of the tricky chicane
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Leclerc goes top with purple sectors 1 and 2 as the first driver into the 1m30s, setting a 1m30.981s
Russell says "tyres are nowhere", which would explain why he backed off his flying lap
We're into the final 15 minutes of practice, with Leclerc leading from Verstappen and Bottas
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Perez takes the top spot!
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But not for long, as Verstappen goes quickest with a 1m30.649s, just 0.05s quicker than his team-mate
Ricciardo shoots up from the bottom of the table to take fourth place, ahead of Alex Albon
The top of the timesheet has had a bit of a reshuffle as the times tumble, with Sebastian Vettel up to fourth for Aston Martin, just 0.4s off Verstappen
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Perez recaptures the top spot from his team-mate with a 1m30.304s
In porpoising news, it looks like Mercedes are having some issues...
That was a very, very near miss for Verstappen there - he is a lucky man indeed
Leclerc goes up to second place just as the chequered flag is waved with a 1m30.498s
After three sessions, we've had three different leaders in Leclerc, Russell and Perez. But who will come out top in qualifying?
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