The sixth round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship season is once again following the sprint format, with a single practice session and a 100km race on Saturday before the main event qualifying. This race is the first of three Grand Prix events to be held in the United States this year.
Max Verstappen, the current championship leader, won the sprint race in China last month and arrives in Florida with four wins in five races. He holds a 25-point advantage over his teammate Sergio Perez.
Verstappen, a 26-year-old Dutch driver, previously triumphed at the Hard Rock Stadium in 2022 and managed to secure another victory from ninth place in May last year. This result was a major disappointment for Perez, who started the race on pole position with hopes of taking the overall lead but ended up finishing in second place.
Verstappen expressed optimism about the upcoming race, stating: “It should be a good race for us. It’s usually a bit simpler in terms of strategy, but it’s always a challenging track. I’m excited about it. The weekend there is always quite intense and busy.”
Verstappen’s pole position in all five races this season sets him apart as the only driver in the 21st century to achieve this feat. The last driver to secure the first six poles of a season was the legendary Alain Prost in 1993 with Williams. Verstappen also holds an impressive streak of six consecutive wins at the United States Grand Prix.
Em um contratempo para a Red Bull fora da pista, a equipe anunciou que Adrian Newey, seu designer altamente conceituado com inúmeros títulos de campeonato, estará deixando a equipe no próximo ano. Embora Newey se afaste das responsabilidades de design da Fórmula 1, ele continuará a participar de corridas específicas até o final da temporada atual.
McLaren, cujo piloto Lando Norris terminou em segundo na China, e Ferrari são esperados para competir pela posição de melhor equipe não-Red Bull em Miami. No entanto, a Mercedes está introduzindo uma atualização significativa para Lewis Hamilton e George Russell.
James Allison, diretor técnico da Mercedes, enfatizou o desafio de se adaptar às demandas únicas do circuito de Miami em comparação com a China. Ele afirmou: “Nosso desafio será garantir que não tentemos replicar o que fizemos na China, já que Miami é um desafio completamente diferente que requer uma abordagem diferente para a configuração do carro.”
Durante a corrida de sprint na China, o sete vezes campeão mundial de F1, Hamilton, terminou em segundo, mas teve uma sessão de classificação decepcionante para a corrida principal, partindo da 18ª posição e terminando em nono.
Entre os pilotos na corrida, Logan Sargeant, da Williams, é o único representante local. No entanto, sua equipe ainda está em busca de seu primeiro ponto da temporada. Alpine, de propriedade da Renault, e Sauber, sediada na Suíça, também ainda não pontuaram este ano.
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The world of sports is in shock with the bombshell news that has just emerged. A reliable source has revealed that an internationally renowned football player is about to sign a multimillion-dollar contract with a Brazilian club. This transfer promises to shake up the structures of world football and bring about significant changes to the Brazilian team.
The negotiation, which is at an advanced stage, has created high expectations among football fans. Speculation suggests that the player in question is one of the best in the world in his position and his arrival in Brazil will certainly raise the level of the national championship.
Furthermore, the signing of this player will bring great media attention to the Brazilian club. The international press is already keeping an eye on this transfer and the news has been featured in the main sports outlets around the world.
However, the identity of the player is still kept confidential. The Brazilian club has maintained total discretion about the negotiations and intends to make an official announcement in the coming days. Fans are eager to find out who the mysterious player is that is about to arrive in Brazil.
With this signing, the Brazilian club demonstrates its ambition to become a powerhouse in world football. The arrival of this internationally renowned player will certainly bring a new era of success to the team and put Brazil back on the map of world football.
We eagerly await more information about this historic transfer. Stay tuned for further updates on this bombshell in the world of football. Follow the news and don’t miss any details of this negotiation that promises to shake up the world of sports.
