Leclerc had trouble in Miami, Sainz started well and Alonso hid

In Miami, Formula 1 drivers will face the second race in a sprint format. So, behind the walls, it is very important for everyone to accumulate as many laps as possible to gain confidence and prepare the car settings for the sprint classification this Friday. There is only one free session of one hour and we have to make the most of it. And in that context, everything went wrong for Charles Leclerc. In a session where Verstappen finished dominating his final lap, with a 0.105 advantage over Piastri (2nd) and 0.116 with respect to Carlos Sainz (3rd), the Monegasque was the first big loser after having problem

In the first minutes of the session, with cold tires, Charles made a mistake due to a lack of concentration that caused him to spin at the exit of turn 16, leaving his car in the wrong direction. Then the clutch overheated and he couldn’t put the car in reverse to get the car out of there. The session is over for him and he has to face the real fire, the sprint classification this Friday, without riding or testing anything.

Carlos Sainz’s start was the complete opposite as he looked comfortable at the start. The times are still not very representative as it is very important to save tires for the rest of the weekend in Miami, but the Spaniard was there when the majority of drivers put on soft rubber at the end of the session.

In the last few laps with many complications due to traffic, Max used his lap to take the lead against Piastri’s McLaren, a car with a huge package of improvements where they wanted to take an important step forward. Helmut Marko, Red Bull adviser, pointed to Sainz as a good contender for the weekend at the wheel of his Ferrari, but pay attention to McLaren after Oscar’s warning and to Mercedes, which reared its head in the last lap with a Russell who finally He. was 4th by 0.189 and a Hamilton who couldn’t make a good turn.

Alonso hid

For his part, there was no representative to see Fernando Alonso finish in 19th position in the only free practice session of the weekend. His priority is to save tires for the rest of the event so he can have a competitive advantage with one more tire over the others. Pedro de la Rosa warned DAZN: “If all goes well, Alonso won’t be putting on new soft tires at the end of this session.” And he did not put it. So it can be concluded that Fernando was happy with his car.

The Aston Martin was very fast at the start of the season, one lap in qualifying, although in the race it was more difficult due to tire damage. In Miami, the tires are lower and that can be important. Alonso will try again starting in the sprint classification tonight.