Miami - Sprint Qualifying
The fans had to wait over a month for Formula One to return to their screens. Once it did, it was to the backdrop of sunny Miami in the first American Grand Prix of the season. After a few long weeks away from the track, did Mercedes keep their status at the very front of the grid, or did the other teams manage to catch up to their performance? The first session of the sprint qualifying was disrupted rather early when Lance Stroll found himself stationary on the side of the track. While he did manage to start the car and make it to the pits, once there, he took off his helmet and finished the day much earlier than he would have liked. His incident disrupted the lap times of some of the drivers, leaving Ferrari's Charles Leclerc without much competition at the top of the leaderboard. He was later overtaken by the two McLarens, and although he did take one position back from Oscar Piastri, he could not find a lap time faster than that of Lando Norris. Somewhat surprising were the po...