Max Verstappen (26) won qualifying in Miami ahead of Charles Leclerc (26). But the talking point was the talk of the drivers.
Saturday 4 May at 23:38
There was a lot of complaining among the drivers in Miami qualifying. Viaplay expert Thomas Schie is upset about it:
– They complain about each other unnecessarily. The others must be allowed to be on the field too!
After Charles Leclerc complained about Lance Stroll pulling out in front of him in the pit lane, Schie exclaimed:
– This annoys me as much as filming in football. They must stop whining about everything and concentrate on driving on the track.
Max Verstappen took his seventh pole position in a row, six of them in 2024. The record belongs to Ayrton Senna with eight. Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost also have seven straight.
We followed the qualification in Miami live
In total, it is Verstappen’s 38th pole position. He has 58 race wins.
The McLaren team has arrived in Miami with many improvements to the car, and the drivers asserted themselves well in qualifying on Saturday night. They start next to each other in the third row on Sunday: Lando Norris in position five and Oscar Piastri in sixth.
Max Verstappen won the sprint race earlier Saturday as he wanted. Charles Leclerc and Sergio Pérez followed closely behind.
The race was a total disaster for Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton (39) and George Russell (26).
Daniel Ricciardo was the big surprise in the sprint race with 4th place. After a difficult start, he has gotten stronger and stronger. But in qualifying for the Grand Prix race, he dropped out already in Q1.
– The tires did not work. I have no explanation as to why, he says to Viaplay.
Verstappen won last year’s Formula 1 race in Miami. Sergio Pérez made it a double win for Red Bull, while Fernando Alonso in Aston Martin was third.
Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix is on Viaplay at 10 p.m. Viaplay also has a studio before the race.
