The double achieved in the Emilia-Romagna GP had rekindled the enthusiasm for the Red Bull in view of the first edition of Miami GP, however, started off on the wrong foot for the Anglo-Austrian team. During the first two free practice sessions the team had to deal with the problems accused by Max Verstappen, one of which was of a hydraulic nature which increased the climate of general concern after the previous gearbox replacement after the first session. free, a decision taken as a precaution.
In all of this, the only consolation for Red Bull came from Sergio Perez, also the author of small errors such as a spin and a slight contact against the barriers that did not however affect his performance. The Mexican, thus becoming the only one to have collected data in view of qualifying and the race, finished the PL1 in fourth positionimproving in the next session ended with the 3rd place.
In any case, there remains the collective disappointment at Red Bull for a Friday of tests to forget, as reiterated by Checo at the end of the activity on the track: βIt was a difficult day for all the riders today – he analyzed – I think it was a very messy session this afternoon, in total I did one fast lap with the mediums and two with the soft ones. On the data to be collected with a full tank of fuel there was nothing we could do due to all the red flags that eroded precious session time. We are basically going blind for the race, and I think most of the opponents are in the same situation as us. For qualifying we have some more ideas, but things can change very quickly in terms of weather β.
The Mexican driver also emphasized a significant problem in view of the race: “There is not a lot of off-line grip on this track. It’s a shame because I think it will all be difficult because of this fact. The race will be crazy anyway, because the long run was too short for everyone β.
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