18:38
FP1 order
The full order from FP1 for the Miami Grand Prix
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship,…
Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A524. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 6…
2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened
A recap of what happened in first practice for the Miami Grand Prix.
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03 May 2024
18:39
That's a wrap
Keep across Crash.net for the reaction to FP1 - and build-up to sprint qualifying.
18:31
Chequered flag
Verstappen, Piastri, Sainz, Russell, Stroll, Perez, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Ocon and Gasly.
18:29
Verstappen restores order
Verstappen sets a 1m28.595s, 0.189s ahead of Russell.
18:27
Perez returns to the top
A 1m28.868s puts Perez top of the timesheets, less than a tenth ahead of Russell. The Mexican still has time in that lap after a scrappy first sector.
18:25
Hamilton improves
Hamilton makes it a 1-3 for Mercedes now, continuing an encouraging session for them. Waiting to see what the Red Bulls can do.
18:23
Mercedes back on top
Russell pips Sainz's lap by less than a tenth to take top spot.
18:21
Gasly goes clear
A 1m29.175s for the Alpine driver puts him top of the pile.
18:19
Bottas improves
Unlike his teammate, Bottas manages to improve up the order, 0.9s down on Sainz's top time.
18:18
Saubers on the softs
Zhou fails to better his medium time from earlier while running on the softs.
18:16
A tough start for Leclerc
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-24 stopped in the practice session…
18:11
Norris into second
An encouraging start to the day for Norris - in the upgraded McLaren - as he slots into second behind Sainz.
18:10
20 minutes on the clock
Sainz, Perez, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Norris, Zhou, Ocon, Alonso and Tsunoda.
18:08
Update from McLaren on Norris
"Lando's issue is an asymmetric power steering assistance. Not to do with upgrades. We have made some changes during the session to improve it and will fix it after the session."
18:06
A tough session for Verstappen
A couple of lock ups mean he is down in 16th currently, 1.7s off the pace.
18:02
Sainz goes clear
A 1m29.346s for Sainz at the top of the order, 0.3s ahead of Perez.
17:58
Hamilton moves into second
A good lap from the seven-time world champion to slot into second, 0.127s down on Perez.
17:55
Current top 10
Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Ocon, Piastri, Tsunoda, Alonso, Norris, Stroll and Bottas.
17:52
Russell moves into second
Russell slots into second behind Perez's top time - just 0.3s between the top two.
17:50
Perez lowers the benchmark
Perez smashes Verstappen's benchmark by 1.4s at the top of the timesheets.
17:49
Current order
Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Magnussen, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Gasly, Ocon, Tsunoda.
17:45
Track is clear
FP1 is back underway in Miami.
17:41
Leclerc is out of the car
That's Leclerc's FP1 running done for the day. A bit of a disaster given that's the only practice session ahead of sprint qualifying.
17:39
Red flag
Leclerc is still stranded out on track.
17:39
Leclerc is having a bit of a mare
He's stranded in the middle of the track on the exit of Turn 16 as he's looking to get back facing the right way.