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Lewis Hamilton and Zak Brown arriving at the Hard Rock Stadium together. It’s race day here at Miami! 🏎️ #F1 #MiamiGP #AMuS
Norris: "The car was never as good as it was in SQ2 on Friday. We lost something on the soft tires. They were only an advantage in certain places. That's why I added a medium tire in Q3 to regain confidence." #AMuS
The fact that the medium tire was barely slower than the soft tyre also contributed to the confusion. Norris actually felt more comfortable on the medium mix [tyres] #AMuS
Lando explained thatt: "One percent over the limit or 1 to 2 km/h too fast is enough for the tires to be too hot for the rest of the lap. Even the best upgrade won't help." #AMuS
The Miami Autodrome, with its smooth asphalt and track temperatures of up to 50 degrees, was not the ideal place for the premiere of a development stage. “The slightest slip and you can forget your lap,” complained Norris. #AMuS
Stella once again specified the difference between the two McLarens: "Oscar had the new front wing, the front axle, parts of the rear axle and the new brake ducts. Lando's cars also had the modified sidepods and the floor." #AMuS
Andrea Stella also praised his technical department: "We can see from the data that the changes have what they are supposed to do. A little more for Lando than for Oscar." #AMuS
"Only then will we have a complete picture of what the changes have really achieved. It doesn't feel much different, but it is better," Norris said. #AMuS
Lando Norris does not see the defeat against Ferrari as a bankruptcy for the revamped McLaren. "It would be unfair to make a final judgment about the upgrade now. We have to wait for three races on different tracks." #AMuS
Scuderia Ferrari's first big upgrade comes in Imola. “Considering that we have not yet brought any development stage to the car, we did better in Miami than expected,” Frédéric Vasseur said with a sigh of relief. #AMuS
Brown noted with relief: "We have made a huge step forward with the B spec." Compared to the McLaren, which had been upgraded in 11 areas, the Ferrari SF-24 is an old car. Apart from small changes to the wings, Ferrari is still running it’s first specification. #AMuS
Toto Wolff: "Everyone else is constantly taking steps forward. And for us it's incredibly tough. It's hair-tearing. It's so annoying that the same problems with the tires overheating keep cropping up." #AMuS
Russell: "Upgrades have to be designed, then tried out in the wind tunnel and finally built - and then that is The season is already half over. That's why it's so difficult to get out of a hole faster. But unfortunately that's the reality." #AMuS
At least the engineers know what the problem is. According to Russell, there is no easy solution in sight. "We see in the data why we are in this situation. We now have to turn back development and stop halfway. Unfortunately, that takes time." #AMuS
Russell added: "We are still limited in certain points. But these points are completely different now than they were twelve months ago. We have worked so hard on the problems that we have gone too far in one direction." #AMuS
Last year, Mercedes regularly had problems getting the rubber up to temperature in qualifying. Now you're fighting against premature overheating. “We overcompensated for some of our problems with the new car. It went from one extreme to the other,” explains Russell. #AMuS
Hamilton added: "The fact that we were eight tenths short in the end is tough. We don't know exactly whether that's the true speed of the car or whether it's just the tires. I think it has a lot to do with the tires." #AMuS
For the second attempt in Q3, only a set of fresh medium tires were available. “These tires are so sensitive. We try to get them to work somehow,” Hamilton said after the session. #AMuS
Hamilton had a small slide on his run at Turn 11, which caused the tread to overheat. Suddenly the grip was gone and the time was gone. #AMuS
How much does the tyre cost? Maybe a little more would have been possible in qualifying if they had taken better care of the tires. Russell and Hamilton each had to burn through two fresh sets of softs in both Q1 and Q2. So there was only one set left in the session. #AMuS