Will the most hyped new venue in a long time live up to expectations?
The Burning Questions
Who will win round five in the battle between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, or will somebody else spring a surprise?
Who will bring the best updates, and will those at Mercedes finally fix some of their issues?
Will we see a trademark sudden Florida downpour?
The Track
The Stats
- Track Length: 5.412 km
- Laps: 57
- Race Distance: 308.326 km
- Maximum Speed: 324 km/h
- Lap Time at Full Throttle: 56%
- First Grand Prix: 2022
- Race Lap Record: n/a
- Outright Lap Record: n/a
- Most Driver Wins: n/a
- Most Constructor Wins: n/a
The Weather
The Quotes
Martin Brundle | “There’s so much anticipation for this Grand Prix, like I’ve never seen before. I’ve never known so much hype and excitement before a Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton | “I’ve been coming out here for a long, long time but I never quite understood why people weren’t into Formula 1. This Netflix show [Drive to Survive], through the pandemic, has just brought massive awareness to the sport – and now it’s booming.”
Pierre Gasly | “I do believe there are bigger things to focus on [than drivers wearing jewellery]. I appreciate the FIA are looking after our safety. But in my case I am religious and there are things I have with me that I do not feel comfortable not having in the car.”
Anthony Davidson | “I think this circuit is a good mixture of high speed and very slow speed that we haven’t really seen so far this year. The Turns 14 and 15 chicanes give us some of the slowest speeds we’ll see the cars go this year – bar the Monaco hairpin perhaps.”
The Friday Form
Practice 2 Top 5
1 | George Russell | 1:29.938 | 18 Laps
2 | Charles Leclerc | 1:30.044 | 21 Laps
3 | Sergio Pérez | 1:30.150 | 19 Laps
4 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.179 | 18 Laps
5 | Fernando Alonso | 1:30.372 | 20 Laps
Practice 1 Top 5
1 | Charles Leclerc | 1:31.098 | 26 Laps
2 | George Russell | 1:31.169 | 23 Laps
3 | Max Verstappen | 1:31.277 | 14 Laps
4 | Sergio Pérez | 1:31.301 | 22 Laps
5 | Pierre Gasly | 1:31.498 | 27 Laps
The Photos
The Predictions
Winner
Podium
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Driver of the Day
