The Miami International Autodrome once again posed a gigantic challenge for the drivers with its twisty curves, the proximity of the walls and, as several protagonists have pointed out, the existence of only one clean racing line.
Once again, the third free practice session witnessed an accident, with an Esteban Ocon that damaged the Alpine so much that he was unable to go on to qualifying. The Frenchman lost control of the car in the same area where Carlos Sainz had done it on Friday, and he starred in part of the photos on Saturday.
See the photos from Saturday’s F1 in Miami: FP3 and qualifying
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
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Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
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Foto de: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
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Photo by: Giorgio Piola
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Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
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Foto de: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
Foto de: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
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Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
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Photo by: Carl Bingham/Motorsport Images
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Foto de: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
Foto de: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
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Foto de: Carl Bingham / Motorsport Images
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Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
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Photo by: Mark Sutton/Motorsport Images
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Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar/Motorsport Images
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Of course, the fight between Ferrari and Red Bull, a Charles Leclerc vs. Max Verstappen, who was joined by Sainz in the final Q3, beating the Dutch world champion.
Although we expected an interrupted qualifying, there were no incidents or red flags in any of the three rounds, and we were able to enjoy the cars playing it out on the complicated Miami track without pause, as you can see in the images.
Will Sunday’s race be the same? Also at night (for Spain), we will discover who is the first winner in the history of the Miami Grand Prix. It will also be the first opportunity to see the single-seaters in a platoon on this circuit, and it will not be surprising to see another car in the photos that the race leaves us: the one that acts as the Safety Car in F1 2022.
