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Piastri fastest in practice at Miami GP

football02 May 2025 17:57| © AFP

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Oscar Piastri © Gallo Images

McLaren's championship leader Oscar Piastri was fastest in the opening practice session for the Miami Grand Prix on Friday.

The Australian's fastest lap of 1:27.18 was 0.56 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with Max Verstappen of Red Bull third quickest.

British driver Oliver Bearman of Haas spun and crashed into the barriers on turn 12 with the red flag bringing an end to the only practice session of the weekend.

The racers will be back on course for sprint qualifying later on Friday. Saturday sees the sprint race itself and qualifying for Sunday's Grand Prix.

FP1 is complete in Miami ✅

Here's the fastest trio from the one and only practice session of the weekend! 👇#F1 #MiamiGP pic.twitter.com/6QugocykIx
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 2, 2025

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