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Red Bull’s Mercedes deficit explained

George Russell topped the time sheet in FP1 around Miami, leading his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, as Red Bull underperformed during the session. Max Verstappen only managed P4 in the end, even after showing strong promise in the opening stages of FP1. After a red flag incident caused by Nico Hulkenberg’s crash,

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Watch: Charles Leclerc crashes at 2023 Miami GP before qualifying

Charles Leclerc had a Friday to forget at the Miami Grand Prix, with the Monegasque driver having crashed out of Free Practice 2, through a complete driver error. The Monegasque was clearly pushing at the Miami International Autodrome has he approached Turn 8, where he lost control of his SF-23 and ploughed into the barrier,

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Lewis Hamilton says he suffered ‘kick in the gut’

Despite a promising start to Friday’s practice seeing Mercedes top the timesheet in FP1, the team dropped back in FP2, reflecting their ongoing struggles on track. Hamilton fell back from P2 to P7 across the two sessions, while his teammate George Russell dropped from P1 to P15, as the pair were clearly facing issues with

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Fernando Alonso fires thinly veiled shot at Alpine and McLaren

For the second time this season, Fernando Alonso will be starting from the front row of the grid, following a stellar qualifying performance by the Spaniard at the Miami Grand Prix. In a replica of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier in the season, Alonso will line-up on the grid from second alongside Red Bull’s

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George Russell blasts the FIA

Formula 1 drivers and teams have criticised the FIA after officials shortened DRS zones for the second round in a row despite concerns that it is making races dull. Two DRS zones in Baku were shortened, including one on the main street, resulting in only 23 overtakes across the whole race. Miami risks being a

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Lando Norris fires honest jibe at Daniel Ricciardo at Miami GP

Rookie Oscar Piastri has certainly made an exceptional start to his Formula 1 and McLaren career, with team-mate Lando Norris having admitted that the Australian has been “pushing me a little bit more” than he’s experienced in the last two seasons. Prior to Piastri, Norris’ team-mate was, of course, 33-year-old Daniel Ricciardo, who underperformed alongside

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Charles Leclerc told he’s not up to ‘Ferrari standard’

Charles Leclerc’s Miami Grand Prix is quickly turning into one of damage limitation, quite literally, after the Monegasque crashed for the second time this weekend but this time in the closing minutes of Q3. After showing great pace in Q2 which saw him labelled as a potential front row candidate, the 25-year-old made a huge

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