F1 2023 - Round 5: Miami

Jordan 199

F1 heads off to the Sunshine State in the United States for this weekends Miami Grand Prix.

TV Times:

Friday: First Practice - 19.30. Second Practice - 23.00.

Saturday: Third Practice - 17.30. Qualifying - 21.00

Sunday: Race - 20.30.

All sessions will be live on Sky Sports.

For those who will watch it on C4: Qualifying will be on at 08.30 on Sunday and Race will be on at 01.25 on Monday. All highlights.

Dave0301

I do like an evening grand prix.

PsychoPete

I think we'll be in for another dull race, hopefully from Imola onwards things will liven up a bit

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120549919#Comment_120549919

Dull race number five, how am I still alive?

Maybe I can do a rap to dat.

ShamoBuc

I much prefer the times for this race. Hopefully it won't be a snore fest like Sunday.

AMKC

Stupid times for this race. Hopefully it will be a snorefest.

ShamoBuc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120551460#Comment_120551460

Why would you actually want it to be a snorefest?

Frank Bullitt

Could be a bit of rain, that is our hope for some excitement.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120551659#Comment_120551659

If I can not watch it live because of the stupid time it is on then yes. I know its not really a stupid time it's in the evening at 8pm but for me it's not a good time. If the highlights were on at 10pm I might care but being on the next day is a joke.

flazio

When I saw the second picture in this instagram post from the McLaren press secretary, I thought it was Croke Park for a moment.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzDZYmPe0T/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Checo needs to get Pole in qualifying and win the race to be taken serious as Championship contender material.

flazio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120552839#Comment_120552839

Let's be real, Sergio needs Max to be unable to race for the rest of the season in order to be taken seriously as a championship contender.

Jordan 199

Red Bull will have some changes to their livery this weekend:

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120552866#Comment_120552866

I wouldn’t be too sure about that now. The more confidence Checo builds, the more doubt Max has.

it’s already a fact that so far Max can’t catch Checo if Checo takes the lead.

Checo can out qualify max a number of times this season and as Max no longer has a wingman he has a lot more on his mind every race weekend then Checo would.

If Checo does get a championship, he will do a Rosberg anyway.

AMKC

@[Deleted User] Hello Jazz. His name is Sergio by the way. Not hard to say. Try it next time you type a message. We are all adults here not 14 year teenagers calling people stupid nicknames.

flazio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120556229#Comment_120556229

Bit of an overreaction IMO. David Croft is commonly known as Crofty, David Coulthard is commonly known as DC, Daniel Ricciardo is known as Danny Ric, Sergio Perez is commonly known as Checo. It's part of the sport.

quokula

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120555733#Comment_120555733

They've been teammates for about 50 races now, and there have been maybe 4 or 5 times where Max wasn't comfortably faster.

It's nothing like Rosberg where there was never anything between him and his teammate. 2016 didn't come out of nowhere - remember that Nico's engine blew in the final race of 2014 and if it had been the other way round he'd have been champion that year too. He was always there or thereabouts. Perez on the other hand hasn't yet managed to come second in the championship in either of Max's title winning years.

Sergio is obviously driving very well right now and he'll no doubt pick up some more solid results but it would be shocking if he manages to compete on Max's level over the season. Of the two races he's won, Max was leading one until a poorly timed safety car and Max started the other near the back due to car failure in qualifying. So it's very premature to read too much into it just yet. People were saying the same thing last year after he had a couple of good races in Spain (when Max had a broken DRS) and Monaco (when Max had to abort his qualy lap due to Checo crashing)

Dave0301

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120552302#Comment_120552302

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120556229#Comment_120556229

Every week it is the same thing. Pay to watch F1 live or quit whining about the highlights.

As for calling out posters for using a driver's very well known and commonly used Mexican nickname...another sterling contribution on your part.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120556229#Comment_120556229

Seriously? No need for the condescension.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120555733#Comment_120555733

Checo is doing well this year and it's nice to see, for himself and the team. But if he's to win the championship then he needs Max to have some bad luck, the odd mechanical failure. All things being equal he's not on Max's level.

dulpit

George talking about the incident between him and Max in the sprint last week. Described Max as spitting his dummy out... I agree with him, as much as I don't like Russell, Verstappen does this all the time on the other side.

https://youtu.be/UB75ULAR0Q4

Dave0301

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120557780#Comment_120557780

They all do it to be fair. If it was the other way around then George would have lost it with Max.

quokula

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120557780#Comment_120557780

And yet it's George who's still bitching about it on a new race weekend on a different continent (even though the incident was clearly his fault) when everyone else has long since moved on. I guess it suits him to keep talking about it as the British media lap up all the **** stirring and hate mongering while it distracts from his very poor performance being outraced by Lance Stroll on the Sunday.

SCOOP 64

Rarely miss a race but with CH4 showing race1.30 monday morning will have no choice with this one.

Andrew76

Three places and 20 points his team mate in the drivers championship, maybe that's where he should be focusing his attention.

PsychoPete

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120557780#Comment_120557780

Last year Russell hit Checo in Austria,Schumacher and Bottas in Singapore, Sainz in the US and done the usual on the radio "nothing I could do" or "not my fault" He's the new torpedo and probably best not to go wheel to wheel with him. He's fairly stupid at times even at Williams crashing under the safety car and taking out Bottas at Imola but it's probably the ego and attitude of it being someone else's fault all the time as to why people don't like him

Gamb!t

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120558161#Comment_120558161

Full interview here,he said they will have a chat and move on also.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12873029/miami-gp-george-russell-says-max-verstappens-reaction-was-pathetic-after-azerbaijan-gp-sprint-clash

LIGHTNING

Its the press just trying to poke the bear. I bet the two lads don't give a shite at this stage

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120557780#Comment_120557780

This could well be the highlight of his career so far.

Andrew76

Nice slide from Albon there.

Frank Bullitt

Red Bull already look savage, at least in Max's hands.

Andrew76

Red flag from Hulk sliding along the wall.

Jordan 199

A big thanx to Andrew 76 for keeping us who aren't watching practice updated.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120560043#Comment_120560043

😁 .

flazio

I can't see Miami staying on the calendar all that long. It reminds me too much of Sochi. Street circuit around a sports stadium.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120559986#Comment_120559986

It’s looking rapid. His current quickest lap included two slow sectors that weren’t even pb’s. Perez a second of the pace so far. Charles is quick too though so going to be another interesting quali session tomorrow I think.

This makes a nice change being able to watch the Friday practice sessions instead of them being on during working hours (with the exception of having to listen to Crofty).

Charlie-Bravo

At least Jenson and Ant are there to listen to.

Andrew76

Oh hello, both Mercs jump to the top of the timesheets by a few tenths over Charles then Max.

Frank Bullitt

Merc took advantage of the track at its most grippy towards the end there.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120560117#Comment_120560117

Ye hopefully its dropped sooner rather than later. I love the COTA track in Texas but this track and the one in Las Vegas do nothing for me.

Brian CivilEng

Watching the cars going past all the Gainbridge ads, it's like Colton Herta has his own part of the track.

PsychoPete

Leclerc having his "I am stupid" moment

BikeRacer

Surprised they brought Danica Patrick back again this year, she adds very little to any conversation and just waffles on stating the obvious.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120561037#Comment_120561037

It is kind of annoying how sky's coverage can be hit or miss based on which pundits they choose to bring along.

Give me Natalie Pinkham as host, Naomi Schiff, Jenson Button and Bernie Collins as pundits and Crofty (until they find someone new) and Martin Brundle on comms and never change it.

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120561273#Comment_120561273

Decent list that, I’d also add Karun Chandok as he always has good technical insight. Lazenby and Croft need to be shown the door.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120560936#Comment_120560936

It’s Las Vegas. Not hard to say. Try it next time you type a message. We are all adults here not 14 year teenagers calling a city stupid nicknames.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120561406#Comment_120561406

Oh good shout, have Karun on the skypad.

PsychoPete

Sky hyping up the grand prix so much just feels like they are trying to convince themselves it's amazing. The track isn't great and probably get no overtaking on Sunday with how dirty it is off the racing line, they managed to make it worse than last year. Was comical Brundle saying the crowd is absolutely buzzing and when the camera panned to the grandstands they were nearly empty

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120561406#Comment_120561406

Karen is busy in Monaco commenting on the Formula E race this weekend which is live in 20 minutes on Channel 4 by the way.

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120562362#Comment_120562362

It's on virgin media 2 as well if you're in Saorview land.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

I wouldn't be surprised to see NDV getting cut mid season. He's really struggling.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120562371#Comment_120562371

Thanks.