There were scrappy laps from some top drivers, Russell and Hamilton struggling. Despite going second fastest, Norris hit the wall. Verstappen had learnt something from the Sprint event and finished first. The McLarens were a strong second and third. Some drivers, including Russell and Hamilton used more new sets of tyres than they would want to. Out went Hulkenberg, Alonso, Gasly, Stroll and Bearman. This was disappointing from the Haas rookie. The disparity between the Aston Martins and other teams is showing more and more. Where others were able to learn and improve from the other competitive sessions at Miami, they went backwards.
In the second session, some drivers did well and others made mistakes, locking up on fresh sets of tyres, Hamilton was one of these. Out went Hadjar, Hamilton, Bortoleto, Doohan and Lawson after an eventless few minutes.
It was close in the last session, with three thousandths of a second between Verstappen and Norris at the front. LeClerc and Russell had scrappy first laps and had time in hand to improve. The Williams were looking strong again too. McLaren were not able to get ahead of the Red Bull. The Mercedes found a little time at the end. Unlike earlier, there were no penalties handed out. They finished: Verstappen on pole, Norris, Antonelli, Piastri, Russell, Sainz, Albon, LeClerc, Ocon and Tsunoda.
The question going into the race would be whether Verstappen has found it in himself to keep it clean and maintain the lead after the first lap without the stewards needing to intervene.
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