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19:27
Latifi leads riders onto the track
At the pit exit, the drivers lined up just before the green flags. The group is led by Nicholas Latifi in the Williams and Max Verstappen in the Red Bull.
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19:26
We’ll continue soon
The race control informs that the 3rd practice session can continue at 7:27 p.m. So the forced break won’t last much longer.
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19:20
Still red flags
The red flags are still out. Ocon’s car is hanging on the hook and is slowly being transported away. There is no information about the continuation of the 3rd training yet.
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19:20
Lots of work for the team
The Alpine team now has a lot of work to do. The car has noticed a lot on the front left. The tire suspension at the front is gone and the mechanics at Alpine also have work to do at the rear.
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19:15
Red flag
The red flags are out! Esteban Ocon has taken turn 14. He quickly gives the all-clear to the team, but the car is gone.
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19:13
Good round from Schumacher
Things seem to be going much better for Mick Schumacher today. The German can improve his best time again and is in third place behind Verstappen and Leclerc. Russell is third.
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19:12
Turner by Magnussen
Kevin Magnussen causes yellow flags for a short time. At slow speed he had turned away with the softs not yet warmed up. But he hits nowhere and can continue.
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19:10
Max Verstappen’s new best lap
Max Verstappen sets a new best lap time. The world champion managed a 1:31.355. Leclerc is 0.3 seconds behind.
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19:07
Schumacher in third place
Mick Schumacher is already on the road. After his first flying lap, the German moves up to third place.
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19:06
Mercedes starts
The two Mercedes are now also circling the track in Miami. Both pilots are on the medium tire. The majority is currently testing the hard.
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19:06
New best lap by Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc sets a new best lap time with a 1:42.250 and thus clearly sets himself apart from Verstappen. He, for his part, is also on a fast lap again.
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19:03
Almost half on the way
After five minutes of training, almost half of the field is on the track. In addition to Mick Schumacher, the two Mercedes drivers have not yet driven out.
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19:03
First time stands
It is Verstappen who brings the first time. With a 1:34.037 there is still a lot of room for improvement in the next 57 minutes of training.
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19:00
Vettel already on the way
Sebastian Vettel is also among those who started training early. He drives the medium tire at the beginning. But the hard and soft are already in use.
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19:00
Start 3rd training
The traffic lights are green, the 3rd training session in Miami, FL has started. Max Verstappen is among the first on the track. Of course he has a lot of catching up to do today after he could hardly drive yesterday. It was a similar story for Valtteri Bottas, who also had to sit out the second session after a crash in the first practice session. He, too, is already on the course.
18:55
The conditions
There could be rain later in qualifying, for the 3rd practice session the probability of rain is just 20 percent. The track temperature before the 3rd training session is 49 degrees. The air temperature 32 degrees.
18:49
Asphalt work on the track
Not everything is running smoothly on the new track in Miami. The asphalt in turns 7 and 17 already had to be renewed on Friday night. In the night of Saturday, the asphalt was renewed again in turn 17. In addition, minor changes were made: the curbs at the pit entrance were replaced with bollards. This is intended to reduce the risk of an accident.
18:44
Vettel beyond the top ten
It’s been difficult for Aston Martin in Miami so far and neither Sebastian Vettel nor Lance Stroll were able to place in the top ten in either the 1st or the 2nd practice session. So today you have to find an answer if you want to fight for Q3 later in qualifying. Mick Schumacher also struggled on the course in Florida. As in the first race weekends, the German youngster couldn’t keep up with his teammate Kevin Magnussen.
18:36
Mechanical problems at Red Bull
Red Bulls, however, once again struggled with reliability problems. Max Verstappen was only able to do a few laps in FP1 and spent most of the session in the garage repairing an overheated gearbox. The team ended up changing it as a precaution for 2nd practice, which cost them time. Going out on track, he lost his steering due to a hydraulic problem, forcing him back into the pits again and preventing him from setting a lap.
18:30
Is Mercedes back?
Mercedes has been the big problem child of the 2022 season so far. Now it seems that they have caught up with Red Bull and Ferrari, at least on the Miami track. In the second practice session on Friday, George Russell secured the best time. For Lewis Hamilton it was fourth place. At Ferrari, feelings were mixed. Leclerc was up front again while teammate Carlos Sainz crashed again, putting even more pressure on himself.
Warm welcome!
Hello and welcome to day two of the grand Formula 1 premiere in Miami. At 7:00 p.m. the 3rd training session is on the agenda.