Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23 spins in the second practice session. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 5, Miami Grand
Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23 spins in the second practice session. Formula 1 World…

How Friday practice for the 2023 F1 Miami GP unfolded

05 May 2023
23:35
That's a wrap!

That concludes our live coverage from Friday in Miami.

Keep across Crash.net for all of the latest news and reaction to practice. 

23:30
FP2 is over

Verstappen on top ahead of Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Alonso, Norris, Hamilton, Stroll, Ocon and Albon.

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23:26
Session back underway

With four minutes on the clock, FP2 is back underway.

23:20
Red flag

Leclerc has crashed his Ferrari.

23:20
10 minutes to go

Teams are well into their race simulations.

Verstappen is currently around one-second per lap quicker than the Ferraris.

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23:14
23:09
Order after quali runs

Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Alonso, Norris, Hamilton, Stroll, Ocon, Albon, Gasly, Magnussen, Zhou, Bottas, Russell, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, Sargeant and de Vries.

23:04
Verstappen improves again

He extends his advantage over Sainz to 0.385s.

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23:03
Perez up to fourth

After some struggles on his first soft run, Perez goes fourth - 0.164s off Verstappen's best.

22:58
Verstappen returns to the top

It's a 1m28.255s for the reigning world champion - 0.48s ahead of Norris in the McLaren.

Still waiting to see what the Mercs can do on the softs.

22:56
A mistake from Leclerc

He was on course to topple Norris but locked up into the final braking zone. 

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22:53
McLaren 1-2

Piastri makes it a McLaren 1-2, although he's over 0.5s off Norris - both on the softs.

22:50
Norris goes quickest

It's a 1m28.741s for Norris, 0.6s ahead of Verstappen's best time on the mediums.

Expect lap times to continue to fall now.

22:50
Time for the softs

Looks like the quali runs are underway with Sargeant now on the softs.

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22:49
Order with 20 minutes gone

Top 10: Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Sainz, Russell, Ocon (hards), Hamilton, Alonso (hards), Gasly and Albon.

All drivers on mediums unless stated.

22:44
22:43
Verstappen not happy

“Mate, **** my headrest again.”

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22:41
Order after 10 minutes

Leclerc, Verstappen, Perez, Sainz, Ocon, Gasly, Sargeant, Russell, Stroll and Piastri.

22:40
22:39
Magnussen brushes the wall

A near-miss for Magnussen who has a big moment at Turn 11. He brushes the barrier but nothing too major in terms of damage.

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22:38
Ferraris on the move

Leclerc makes it a Ferrari 1-2 - 0.6s ahead of Sainz.

22:35
Mighty from Verstappen

He sets a 1m30.146s, 0.6s ahead of Perez - a big gap between the two Red Bulls again. 

Gasly slots into third.

22:34
Alonso takes to the top

It's a 1m32.115s for Alonso to go quickest, 0.1s ahead of Norris.

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22:30
Green flag

FP2 is now underway in Miami.

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