An accident by the Ferrari driver in the middle of Q3 prevented Max Verstappen or George Russell from improving their laps
“Piiiiii!Piiiiii!Piiiiiiiii!”. from the radio of max verstappen only beeps could be emitted; below profanity and more profanity. The leader of the Formula 1 World Championship will start ninth this Sunday (9:30 p.m., DAZN) in the Miami race after the most eventful qualifying so far this season, the best for the Spaniards. Behind the man on the pole, Czech Prezthey will leave Fernando Alonsosecond, and Carlos Sainz, third, both looking for the podium. a precious opportunity
“This asphalt is very complicated, the clean line is very narrow and if you go off it slips a lot,” Alonso analyzed the incident that changed everything. Right when the classification is decided, at the beginning of the final three minutes, charles leclerc He lost control of his Ferrari in a fast curve, collided with the wall and the Race Direction ordered a stop. Red flag. It’s over The cross for those who, like Verstappen, had made a mistake on the first try. The face for those who, like Alonso and Sainz, had already been ahead.
The panorama, in fact, cannot be more encouraging for the two Spaniards because Verstappen is not the only favorite who will start from behind. The Red Bull leader will possibly be able to come back from ninth place, but George Russell start sixth, Leclerc will do seventh and lewis hamilton and Lance Stroll they will hardly appear in the leading positions. The first one stayed in Q2 between Mercedes’ problems on the American track and the second one trusted in Q1, did not put new tires and was left out.
Behind Pérez’s back, Alonso and Sainz, in fact, will begin Kevin Magnussen and Pierre Gasley, fourth and fifth, two unexpected protagonists and who, in principle, should not pose a threat. “I had more pace, I could have gotten a better position, but I’m happy to have finished third. Maintaining this position and getting on the podium should be our objective in the race”, proclaimed Sainz, who offered excellent sensations during qualifying. He was even able to fight for the front row of the grid.
Unlike in Bak, where he was always uncomfortable, in Miami the Spaniard from Ferrari is enjoying himself and his chances of success are notable. Only the degradation of tires of his car can prevent him from fighting for a drawer. This time the person who is supposed to be more unstable is Alonso, who during free practice tested all the existing settings and in qualifying did not need to give his all to finish second. The Leclerc disaster will offer an opportunity to the two Spaniards this Sunday: it is his time.
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