Lando Norris leads the Miami Grand Prix Credit: Getty Images/Rudy Carezzevoli Live Reporting Related Stories 5 May 2024 • 10:32pm
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Lap 55 of 57- Lando closing on Norris is nearly seven seconds clear of Verstappen and he is getting closer and closer to his maiden win in F1. Keep going Lando!
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Lap 54 of 57- Albon goes deep Ricciardo is putting Albon under pressure for 15th and into turn 11 Albon locks up and goes way too deep, losing numerous places.
Piastri has been told on his team radio that with Lando in the lead not to cause a safety car by taking too big a risk with an overtake.
“Oscar reminder Lando is leading the race, we do not want to cause a safety car here” 📻😅
The two Aussies battling it out on track! 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/Y36GMq0HJX
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 5, 2024 10:27PM
Lap 53 of 57- five laps to go There are just five laps remaining. Here are the current top five with gaps:
Norris IntervalVerstappen +6.4Leclerc +2.6Sainz +2.6Perez +3.3 10:25PM
Lap 51 of 57- nerves in the McLaren garage A glimpse into the McLaren garage shows some nerves with Lando just over five laps away from a first win in F1. Come on Lando! Everyone is cheering on Lando and it will be such a popular win. Lando’s lead over Verstappen is now over six seconds.
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Lap 50 of 57- Investigation after the race The stewards are going to investigate the incident between Sainz and Piastri after the race.
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Lap 48 of 57- Lando flying Norris is just 10 laps away from his first win in F1. His lead over Verstappen is now over five seconds. This is a phenomenal performance from Lando.
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Lap 46 of 57- Top five with gaps Norris IntervalVerstappen +4.5Leclerc +2.4Sainz +3.5Perez +2.4 10:13PM
Lap 44 of 57- Norris out in front Norris is driving brilliantly in his quest for a first win in Formula One. He is now nearly four seconds ahead of Verstappen.
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Lap 41 of 57- Sainz and Piastri make contact They have been fighting hard for the last few laps and Sainz gets past Piastri into turn 17. Sainz goes deep and there is a small amount of contact between Piastri’s front wing and Sainz’s rear wheel. Piastri gets back past Sainz with DRS down the main straight but Piastri goes deep so Sainz takes fourth back.
Piastri has damage to the front wing and is overtaken by Perez and Hamilton into turn 11. Piastri is forced into the pits to change his front wing. As we are not long after the safety car, Piastri drops to the back. Such bad luck for Piastri.
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Lap 37 of 57- Lando two seconds ahead of Max Norris is driving superbly here and sets a new fastest lap of the race. He is now two seconds ahead of Verstappen and has the advantage of younger tyres.
Behind Sainz has been calling over the team radio for Piastri to give him the position after the battle at turn 11 but rightly so the stewards have decided no further investigation is necessary.
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Lap 34 of 57- Battle between Piastri and Sainz Sainz tries to go around the outside of Piastri at turn 11 but the Australian holds firm. Norris has got more than a second ahead of Verstappen so has crucially got out of the DRS range.
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Lap 34 of 57- Top five NorrisVerstappenLeclercPiastriSainz 9:56PM
Lap 33 of 57- green flag We are back racing. Norris stays ahead of Verstappen into turn one.
Into turn 11 Leclerc looks like he is going for an audacious move up the inside of Verstappen but he pulls out as he is not close enough.
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Lap 32 of 57- Magnussen penalty K-Mag received plenty of penalties during the sprint yesterday and he now has a 10-second penalty for that crash with Sargeant.
The safety car is coming in at the end of this lap.
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Lap 30 of 57- Norris keeps lead The safety car has come at a brilliant moment for Norris and McLaren as he comes in and out still in first place.
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Lap 29 of 57- Safety car Sargeant and Magnussen have collided in turn three which brings out the safety car. The McLaren pit crew are out for Norris but he has gone past the pits. Crucially for him he gets past the Safety Car before it emerges from the pits so this could be massive for Norris.
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Lap 28 of 57- Piastri and Sainz pits The current top two both come into the pits so Norris inherits the lead. Verstappen is up into second and Leclerc in third. Piastri’s tyres are nearly 10 laps younger than Leclerc’s.
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Lap 27 of 57- Top five Piastri IntervalSainz +2.7Norris +1.6Verstappen +11.0 (one stop)Leclerc +3.0 (one stop) 9:42PM
Lap 25 of 57- Lando flying Norris has just set a new fastest lap of the race and is now just over two seconds behind Sainz, who is just under three seconds behind current race leader Piastri.
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Lap 24 of 57- Verstappen pits The Dutchman comes in just after the VSC ended and changes to the hard tyre. He was worried about his front wing after hitting the bollard but Red Bull do not change the front wing. Piastri inherits the race lead as Verstappen is now in fourth after his stop.
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Lap 23 of 57- Virtual Safety Car Verstappen has to cut the chicane at turn 15 as he gets out of shape and he hits the bollard. The virtual safety car comes out to pick up the debris that was on the track. But it does not last long so the frontrunners do not have the time to come into the pits under the VSC. A few of the runners further down like Fernando Alonso do come in though.
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Lap 20 of 57- Norris chasing Sainz Now that Norris has got free air, he has got permission from his team to go after Sainz. The gap between Sainz in fourth and Norris in fifth is four and a half seconds.
Lando Norris (pictured) is trying to chase down Carlos Sainz Credit: Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Ferrari have brought Leclerc into the pits to put the hard tyre on. He comes back out onto the track in sixth, just ahead of Russell crucially for Ferrari.
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Lap 18 of 57- Perez dives into the pits Red Bull bring Perez in, with Norris putting him under huge pressure. Norris is therefore sent into free air whilst Perez comes out in tenth place on the hard tyre.
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Lap 16 of 57- Piastri keeping up with Verstappen Red Bull have told Verstappen to pick up the pace as Piastri is around three seconds behind the current race leader, showing good pace.
Oscar Piastri (pictured) is having a strong race up in second Credit: Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images His teammate Norris is putting Perez under pressure for fifth place.
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Lap 13 of 57- more stops It seems unlikely a number of drivers will be able to execute a one-stop as Hulkenberg and Gasly are the latest to change tyres, onto the hards.
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Lap 12 of 57- pit-stops triggered That Albon stop has set of a chain reaction as Stroll, Sargeant and Bottas all come in to change tyres.
Meanwhile Russell has got past Hulkenberg into turn 11 and he is up into eighth place.
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Lap 11 of 57- first stop of the race We are only just over ten laps into the race but we have the first pit-stop in the shape of Williams’ Alex Albon. We think it will be a one-stop race but Albon will have to take his hard tyres nearly 50 laps.
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Lap 10 of 57- Top ten VerstappenPiastriLeclercSainzPerezNorrisHamiltonHulkenbergRussellTsunoda 9:17PM
Lap 9 of 57- No punishment for Perez The stewards have decided that there is no further investigation necessary for Perez regarding a possible false start.
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Lap 8 of 57- Hulkenberg back past Hamilton Lewis had plenty of fights with a Haas yesterday in the sprint in the shape of Magnussen and he is fighting with Hulkenberg at the moment. Hulkenberg has re-passed Hamilton after a huge lock-up by Lewis at turn 17.
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Lap 7 of 57- Perez under investigation The Mexican is currently being investigated for a potential false start.
Carlos Sainz has told his team he believes Perez should be receiving a penalty for flying up the inside of turn one on the opening lap. Yesterday in the sprint Hamilton did exactly the same but the stewards decided not to penalise Hamilton.
Talking of Lewis, he has just got past Hulkenberg into turn 11 and into seventh place.
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Lap 5 of 57- Piastri gets past Leclerc Piastri gets DRS down the back straight and into turn 17 he gets the move done on Leclerc. The Ferrari driver does get DRS down the main straight but Piastri holds onto second place.
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Lap 4 of 57- Piastri putting Leclerc under pressure Verstappen is over a second ahead of Leclerc so the Monagasque does not have DRS, but behind him Piastri does. This has been a terrific start from Piastri, who started sixth.
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Lap 2 of 57- Hulkenberg gets past Hamilton The seven-time world champion is under pressure in the early stages as he is on the slower hard tyres. Hulkenberg goes around the outside of Hamilton at turn one and gets the move done. He is up into seventh place.
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Lap 1 of 57- Piastri up to third Verstappen holds first after a good start and Leclerc is unable to put pressure. There is a huge lock-up from Perez, who nearly goes piling into the back of his teammate. Piastri is the one who makes major gains as he is up from sixth to third. Super start from the Australian.
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Lights out We are under way in Miami.
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Formation lap We are expecting a one-stop race today. Most drivers are starting on the mediums, but the only driver in the top ten who is not is Lewis Hamilton, who starts on the hard tyres. We have a few hard and soft tyres towards the back of the grid.
The drivers are now making their way around on the formation lap. We are just moments away from lights out.
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Five minute klaxon The many, many celebrities on the grid are going to have to get off the track to make way for the main attraction. We are just five minutes away from lights out in Miami.
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Starting grid Max VerstappenCharles LeclercCarlos SainzSergio PerezLando NorrisOscar PiastriGeorge RussellLewis HamiltonNico HulkenbergYuki TsunodaLance StrollPierre GaslyEsteban OconAlex AlbonFernando AlonsoValtteri BottasLogan SargeantKevin MagnussenZhou GuanyuDaniel Ricciardo 8:47PM
1978 World Champion Mario Andretti speaking to Sky about his hopes of Andretti getting onto the grid “All I can say is that we’re working every day on it. We’re ready to meet whatever challenge there is Just tell us what, and we’re in. We’re preparing in every possible way and our intention is to be on the grid in 2026.
“Absolutely, 100 per cent. We’re working on it already. Come to Silverstone, we’ll show you.
“That was because of Formula 1 had an exhibition of Red Bull at the Pennsylvania Avenue and members of congress knew more than I ever thought about our plight, so they asked me to come there and explain why we’re not allowed yet. So that was the case.”
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Lights out in just under 20 minutes 8:40PM
Brundle chatting to Cabello on the grid The stars are out in Miami and here is Sky’s Martin Brundle speaking to popstar Camila Cabello.
“If I may be so bold and call you ‘Señorita’?” 💃🎶
“Wow, you know your stuff!” 😂
Martin Brundle and Camila Cabello, the duo we didn’t know we needed! pic.twitter.com/AI3NskV1wm
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 5, 2024 8:15PM
Lando Norris speaking to Sky Sports ahead of the race “I’m confident. The car has been good all weekend. The results have been up and down but the team have done a great job. I’m confident we can get some good points today.
“The wind picking up is not good for us. These hot conditions are not in our favour but we are in a good position. We are fifth but were two tenths off pole. We can still do something and we’ve got two cars to use.”
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Max Verstappen talking to Sky Sports “Why would you want to leave when you’re already in the best position?”
Max Verstappen on the possibility of moving to another team 👀💬 pic.twitter.com/j0UPNbL3HM
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 5, 2024 8:04PM
Starting grid for Grand Prix Max VerstappenCharles LeclercCarlos SainzSergio PerezLando NorrisOscar PiastriGeorge RussellLewis HamiltonNico HulkenbergYuki TsunodaLance StrollPierre GaslyEsteban OconAlex AlbonFernando AlonsoValtteri BottasLogan SargeantKevin MagnussenZhou GuanyuDaniel Ricciardo 7:56PM
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh in attendance Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh (pictured) in attendance in Miami Credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images 7:54PM
Drivers arriving in Miami 7:37PM
Preview As has been the case at every Grand Prix so far this season, Max Verstappen will start on pole for today’s Miami Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver secured his seventh straight pole position, dating back into last season, and he made it six poles out of six to start the 2024 season. Despite taking pole, Verstappen was not entirely happy with his car.
“We definitely improved the car a bit,” Verstappen said. “I don’t know what it is, every single year we come here, I find it extremely difficult to be consistent with the car feeling, the tyre feeling over one lap. It’s super hard to make sure that Sector 1 feels good, then Sector 3 at the end of the lap. To make that happen together is incredibly tough.
Max Verstappen (centre) starts on pole for the Miami Grand Prix Credit: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/Shutterstock “Again today, it was about finding that balance. I think we did OK. It wasn’t the most enjoyable lap of my career because of how slippery it is and you’re not very confident on the lap. But we are on pole, and that’s the most important thing.”
Verstappen’s seven straight poles takes him to within one of Ayrton Senna’s all-time record of eight. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start on the front-row alongside Verstappen, which mirrors the front row from the sprint yesterday. Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz starts in third with Sergio Perez fourth. The McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri line up alongside each other on the third row. They are followed by the Mercedes pair of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the fourth row, with Nico Hulkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda rounding out the top ten. Both Aston Martins failed to get out of Q2.
Before qualifying took place yesterday, we had the sprint which Verstappen won from sprint pole ahead of Leclerc. Norris and Stroll had to retire after an incident at turn one which also involved Fernando Alonso and Hamilton. Mercedes failed to score a point in the sprint as Hamilton received a 20-second penalty for a pitlane infringement.
The race gets under way at 9pm BST. Strap yourselves in for some fun in the Miami sun.
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