Formula 1 returns for the Miami Grand Prix, the fifth spherical of the 2023 F1 Championship, after only a week following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The race weekend kicks off on Friday, May 5 (Saturday, May 6 in India), and goes on until Sunday, May 7 (Monday, May 8 in India), with F1 race periods together with three follow periods and the qualifying session going down over the weekend, other than the primary race. Red Bull Racing continues to preserve a powerful lead in the Constructors’ Championship thanks to dominant performances from each of its drivers.
However, Max Verstappen’s lead in the Drivers’ Championship is down to simply six factors over his teammate Sergio Perez, following the latter’s double win in Azerbaijan that fetched him 33 factors in complete. The Miami Grand Prix takes place on the Miami International Autodrome, a short lived purpose-built circuit located across the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. This is the primary of three F1Â races set to happen in the US in 2023. Notably, there aren’t any assist collection races going down in Miami this weekend, with solely F1 on the schedule.
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Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2023: How to watch in India
F1 followers in India can have to have the F1 TV app, together with the F1 TV Pro subscription, to watch the Miami Grand Prix 2023 in India. All race periods throughout the weekend might be watched on the app throughout all supported units, together with smartphones, tablets, laptops, and good TVs. You also can use a number of units concurrently, to allow completely different viewing angles and statistics to be seen together with the primary broadcast feed.
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2023: Timings in India
Practice 1: Saturday May 6, 12:00am (IST)
Practice 2: Saturday May 6, 3:30am (IST)
Practice 3: Saturday May 6, 10:00pm (IST)
Qualifying: Sunday May 7, 1:30am (IST)
Main Race: Monday May 8, 1:00am (IST)
Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix 2023: What to anticipate
On the again of stable performances in all 4 races of the 2023 Formula 1Â season to this point, Red Bull Racing has constructed an enormous lead in the Constructors’ Championship over closest rival Aston Martin F1. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are themselves in a detailed battle for the lead of the standings, whereas Fernando Alonso retains third place.
Ferrari, which had a poor begin to the season, has pulled again a bit after good outcomes in Azerbaijan, to put itself firmly in rivalry for second place in the Constructors’ standings. Charles LeClerc is himself probably in a place to problem for third place in the Drivers’ standings, with Ferrari additionally anticipated to deliver upgrades to the automotive this weekend. Mercedes appeared to wrestle in Azerbaijan, and was outperformed by each Ferrari and Aston Martin in the fourth spherical.
This is barely the second time that the Miami Grand Prix is going down, with the inaugural race in 2022 gained by Max Verstappen. The race takes place on the short-term purpose-built Miami International Autodrome circuit, so the racing won’t be as tight as on avenue circuits such because the Baku City Circuit, which hosted the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on April 30. F1 races are additionally scheduled to happen in Austin, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada this yr, marking the primary time that F1 can have three races in the US in a single season.
