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How exciting is it for Formula 1 to race in Miami for the first time?
“It’s absolutely fantastic that Formula 1 is going to Miami. It’s an excellent place to showcase
Formula 1 for the first time, so we’re all looking forward to putting the cars on track there and
driving the circuit. Having a race in Miami underlines the sheer popularity of Formula 1 at the
moment, especially knowing the fact that the Miami race sold out of tickets within days of
being announced! It’s great and we’re all looking forward to the race weekend.”
As an American, how proud are you that Formula 1 is growing in North America?
“Formula 1 has always been popular in America. I remember watching my first race in
Detroit in the 1980s, which inspired me to pursue a career in motorsport. It’s fantastic that
now Formula 1 is expanding in America and inspiring new fans, discovering new cities and
introducing a fresh audience to an established global sport. This year we have two races in
America, next year it’s three and beyond that, who knows. There are many opportunities and
that’s exciting for our sport.”
What do we know about the Miami track?
“Like all teams, we’re heading to a completely new circuit, which we do not have too much
information about. We’ve run simulations to help us with a base set-up, so hopefully we can
be as close to that as possible to allow us some stability early in the weekend. New circuits,
especially temporary or street tracks, are usually quite low grip, so we will have to ease
ourselves into our programme. I’m sure we’ll do the usual running and experiments to
optimise our set-up for qualifying and race. It’s an exciting challenge for drivers and
engineers alike, so we’ll be doing our best with what we have in our hands.”
The team brought an upgrade to Imola. How did that part fare and will it return for
Miami?
“The upgrades we brought to the A522 worked as expected in Imola, which is a great sign
that the hard work behind the scenes at the factory is paying off, especially in developing
and validating these aerodynamic updates. As a result of those efforts, the new spec floor
we had on Fernando’s car will be on both cars this weekend. Although Fernando’s floor
suffered significant damage in the race because of the first lap incident with Mick
[Schumacher], we were able to recover the part and make the necessary repairs. It’s great
that both cars have the upgrade, which performed to expectations. There’s more to come in
the coming races in this very important and intense development race.”
Where are the team’s current strengths and also its areas to improve?
“As we’ve seen at the first four races, our low fuel, qualifying pace looks very competitive.
That said, points are scored on Sundays, so while we qualify well, we need to capitalise on
these promising starting positions. The team has been working hard to identify these areas
and work through different set-up changes to help improve our race pace while also
managing our tyres a bit differently. It’s a fine balance between improving race pace without
impacting our qualifying speed.”
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