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Aussie F1 star Oscar Piastri received a stern radio message from his McLaren team at the Miami Grand Prix, while enduring one of his most frustrating days on the track.

Piastri started strong and looked like he might record a top-three finish early in Sunday’s race, before a pit stop saw him drop back to fourth.

The young gun was soon battling Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz with the pair making contact on Turn 17, sending Piastri to the pits for a replacement wing.

Piastri soon found himself back in 16th position battling fellow Aussie Daniel Ricciardo when he copped a blunt message from his team via the radio.

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Oscar Piastri received a blunt radio message from his McLaren team at the Miami Grand Prix

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McLaren teammate Lando Norris, 24, bagged his first Grand Prix win in Miami

With the Aussie’s teammate Lando Norris leading the race, McLaren bosses made it clear he should drive carefully to avoid anymore safety cars on the track.

‘Oscar, reminder, Lando is leading the race,’ Piastri’s engineer said over the team’s radio.

‘We do not want to cause a safety car here.’

Piastri managed to battle past Ricciardo and eventually finished in 13th position, while his teammate grabbed his debut win in F1.

Piastri was experiencing mixed emotions when speaking to press after the race.

‘I think we did a lot of things right in the first half of the race,’ Piastri said.

‘A bit unfortunate with the Safety Car timing obviously, and then [it] just kind of unravelled from there. Obviously a really good day for the team, they deserved to have both cars up there.

‘But yeah, a really encouraging day in terms of the pace and obviously to get a win on pace. [There was] a little bit of good fortune involved but Lando had the pace after, which I think is incredibly encouraging.

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The Aussie young gun suffered a damaged wing while battling Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz

‘So overall mixed emotions, but very, very happy for the team.’

The Aussie was also without the full upgrade package that Norris had on his McLaren, which might have made a slight difference.

‘For Lando, to win the race on pace and to pull away from Max [Verstappen] after the Safety Car, I think that’s a very, very encouraging sign,’ he said.

‘So very happy for him and for the whole team. I think we deserve it.

‘Our trajectory in the last 12 months has been towards this moment.

‘Even with the car that I had, I think we were very strong as well.’

CEO of McLaren Zak Brown also said after the race that Piastri deserved better.

‘Oscar drove brilliantly,’ Brown said on Sky Sports.

‘I feel bad he didn’t get the results he deserved. He’ll get the upgrades. The full set of upgrades in Imola.’

Lewis Hamilton walked the red carpet at the Met Gala in New York City Monday, less than 24 hours after his P6 finish at the Miami Grand Prix.

The seven-time Formula 1 world champion wore a custom, all-black Burberry ensemble dedicated to one of the UK’s first Black gardeners, John Ystumllyn.

He paired his tailored black coat, which featured floral bullion embellishments, with a double-breasted suit and leather boots from the British heritage brand.

Hamilton completed the look with Briony Raymond jewelry, including yellow-diamond earrings, multiple diamond rings, and a statement wreath necklace.

The Garden of Time was the dress code for the biggest night in fashion, which celebrated the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s new exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.

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Lewis Hamilton walked red carpet at the Met Gala, just one day after the Miami Grand Prix

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He wore a custom, all-black Burberry outfit featuring a double-breasted suit and a wool coat

Hamilton, who made his sixth Met Gala appearance, is among the few attendees who consistently adhere to the theme on the First Monday in May.

‘I did a lot of research and I came across this 18th Century gardener who, through slavery times, came across from Africa to Wales and became the first black gardener in Wales,’ he told Vogue on the red carpet.

‘Through adversity, he really triumphed, so that’s where the inspiration really came from.’

The Mercedes driver also had a quote from Alex Wharton’s poem ‘The Gardener’ embroidered on the inside of his coat, crediting stylist Eric McNeal and Burberry’s creative director Daniel Lee for the custom look.

Just a few hours earlier, the athlete raced from South Florida to the Big Apple after the Miami Grand Prix, where fellow Brit Lando Norris secured his maiden F1 win.

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He revealed the look was dedicated to one of the UK’s first Black gardeners, John Ystumllyn

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He finished sixth in the race Sunday, later congratulating Lando Norris on his maiden F1 win

‘I feel really happy for Lando,’ Hamilton told reporters after the race, which saw Norris clinch victory over Max Verstappen, with Charles Leclerc in third.

‘I just told him he needs to stay tonight. He’s going to try and change his flight. He’s got to. He just won a race,’ he joked.

‘But such a special moment to win your first grand prix and obviously I started at McLaren, so really happy to see them back at the top. It’s been a long time.’

Hamilton, who spent years dominating the sport, hasn’t stood on the top step of the podium since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

He will move to Ferrari in 2025 on a contract believed to be worth a staggering $100m per year.

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‘I feel really happy for Lando,’ the Mercede ace said after the McLaren driver’s emotional win

Kendall Jenner begged Lewis Hamilton to slow down when the seven-time Formula 1 world champion took her for a flying hot lap around the Miami International Autodrome.

The supermodel, who was in town supporting F1’s all-female feeder series F1 Academy, jumped in the passenger seat of the $136,000 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT with Hamilton on Saturday.

‘Oh my god,’ she shrieked, adding, ‘holy h**t’, I’m gonna cry.’

At one point she jokingly told the Mercedes driver, ‘I literally hate you,’ while he sped around a corner ahead of Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix.

Jenner also accidentally leaked Hamilton’s plans to attend the 2024 Met Gala in the middle of their hot lap.

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Lewis Hamilton took Kendall Jenner on a hot lap of the Miami International Autodrome

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‘Holy h**t’, I’m gonna cry,’ she shrieked while Hamilton flew around the track on Saturday

‘We have the Met Gala on Monday,’ she yelled, while he spun the car around, doing a burnout on the track.

‘I feel so much better now that it’s over,’ the reality star said as the car came to a stop.

‘I screamed the whole time,’ she told her pals. ‘It was amazing but it was terrifying at the same time.’

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The supermodel yelled while the Mercedes driver sped around corners and did a burnout

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Jenner was spotted in the F1 Academy paddock alongside sponsor, Tommy Hilfiger

The pair, who are both Tommy Hilfiger ambassadors, jetted back to New York in time for the Met Gala Monday.

Hamilton wore a custom Burberry ensemble dedicated to one of the UK’s first Black gardeners, John Ystumllyn, while Jenner stunned in a never-before-worn Alexander McQueen archival dress from 1999.

It followed his sixth place finish at the Miami Grand Prix, which marked fellow Brit Lando Norris’ first F1 victory.

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Hamilton jetted into the Big Apple a couple of days later for the 2024 Met Gala

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The ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ alum also stunned in archival Alexander McQueen

Jenner, for her part, was seen chatting to F1 Academy director Susie Wolff, along with the young women competing in the junior racing series.

Hamilton and Jenner have been friends since 2015, at which time the athlete shot down speculation the two were dating.

‘Me and Kendall have been friends for a while, so we’re just friends,’ Hamilton told E! news in September 2015.

‘She’s doing incredible, she’s very focused, very level-headed, and she’s just — for such a young woman, she’s very grown up,’ he added.

Formula 1 attracted the biggest American television audience in history of the sport during Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix.

Some 3.1million people tuned in to watch McLaren’s Lando Norris clinch his maiden F1 victory over reigning world champion, Max Verstappen, on ABC.

Viewership was up 48 per cent on last year’s race – suggesting the sport has well and truly captured the American imagination following the success of Netflix‘s docuseries ‘Drive to Survive.’

Viewership peaked at 3.6m during the 57-lap race around the Miami International Autodrome, with an average of 1.3m viewers between 18 and 49 years old.

Earlier in the week, 946,000 viewers tuned into ESPN to watch the F1 Sprint, making it the largest audience for a Sprint race since the format was introduced in 2021.

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More than 3million Americans tuned in to watch Lando Norris clinch his first Formula 1 win

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Viewership peaked at 3.6m during the 57-lap race around the Miami International Autodrome

The previous TV record was set during the inaugural Miami Grand Prix in 2022, when 2.6m people tuned in to watch Verstappen storm to victory.

The Red Bull ace has been dominating the sport for the past two seasons, making 24-year-old Norris’ victory a much-needed shot in the arm for F1.

Donald Trump, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Kendall Jenner were just a few of the famous faces who made appearances at Hard Rock Stadium throughout the weekend.

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Donald Trump was among the first people to congratulate Norris after his maiden win

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Other stars were on hand throughout the weekend, including Patrick and Brittany Mahomes

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Kendall Jenner also spent time at Hard Rock Stadium, where she visited F1 Academy drivers

The former US president was the center of attention before the race started, meeting with McLaren CEO Zak Brown and inspecting the team’s cars in their garage.

Trump even took to social media after the race, making it clear he wanted some credit for the team’s success.

‘It was a great honor to see my friends at McLaren win the big Miami Formula 1 race,’ he wrote on X.

‘It was the car I visited before the race, and Endorsed—that’s what we need for our Country—WINNING!’ the presumptive Republican candidate added.

Pop star Camila Cabello and F1 driver Charles Leclerc sent the internet into a frenzy after their exchange at last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix.

The 27-year-old had reached out to the Ferrari star in the form of a viral TikTok that has garnered more than 25 million views. In it she pretends to try and get Leclerc’s attention by screaming his name in increasingly pained and amusing ways.

The singer’s efforts to catch the attention of the Monegasque driver, who is in a relationship with TikTok star Alexandra Saint Mleux, clearly worked as she was pictured greeting him in the Scuderia garage ahead of the race on Sunday.

Not only was Leclerc familiar with the former Fifth Harmony member but he had seen her social media post from a day prior, saying: ‘I saw the TikTok video.’

The pair then laughed, with Cabello unable to hide her delight at the happy conclusion to her social media skit.

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Camila Cabello and Charles Leclerc shared an embrace after the singer’s viral TikTok ahead of last weekend’s race

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Leclerc’s TikTok star partner Alexandra Saint Mleux was in attendance at the race in Miami

Another notable attendee at the race was Leclerc’s partner Saint Mleux. The driver has been linked with the social media star since 2023 and the couple have been spotted at various sporting events including Wimbledon and an NBA game in November last year.

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Leather-clad Camila Cabello lets her hair down as she joins Lil Nas X at  Richie Akiva’s raucous Met Gala after party

Cabello was one of many celebrities at the star-studded race last weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs duo of Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes were also spotted at the circuit.

Cabello, who suffered a wardrobe malfunction during a racy photoshoot in L.A. last week, showed up at Miami Gardens in all-black outfit while also sporting her newly bleached blonde hair. She was even seen holding the NBA’s Larry O’Brian trophy at the event.

Another pop singer, Ed Sheeran, was snapped hanging out with Leclerc in the Ferrari paddock.

‘Legend,’ shared Leclerc as a caption to his post of himself and the singer, who was celebrating Ipswich’s promotion to the English Premier League by wearing a team jersey on race day, on X.

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Camila Cabello holds the Larry O’ Brien NBA Championship trophy in black-and-white dress

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Ed Sheeran and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc posed for a snap before Sunday’s race in Miami

Lando Norris shows off trophy on TikTok celebrating his first F1 win

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The Monegasque driver earned a place on the podium behind Max Verstappen (left) and race winner Lando Norris (middle)

Unfortunately for Leclerc, his pre-race brush with the stars did not help in his pursuit of a maiden win this season, though he was able to secure a place on the podium.

The Ferrari star, who is set to be joined by Lewis Hamilton at the manufacturer next season, finished behind Lando Norris and Max Verstappen and moved to within five points of Sergio Perez in the Driver’s Championship.

Formula 1’s all-female feeder series, F1 Academy, is getting the Drive to Survive treatment.

Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine has begun filming a currently untitled multi-part docuseries, which promises to give fans a peek behind the helmets of the sport’s up-and-coming drivers.

‘What we know is that when we put women at the centre, people show up to watch,’ Witherspoon said last week.

‘We started Hello Sunshine to change the narrative for women, and Susie Wolff and F1 Academy are doing just that by creating new opportunities in the thrilling world of motorsport,’ she went on, referring to the series’ managing director, and wife of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.

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The drivers in F1’s all-female feeder series, F1 Academy, will feature in a new Netflix docuseries

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Reese Witherspoon ’s production company Hello Sunshine has begun filming the project

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F1 Academy, which aims to promote women in motorsport, is now in its second season

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Lewis Hamilton leaves Kendall Jenner screaming in fear as the F1 driver takes the model on a hot lap at the Miami Grand Prix: ‘I hate you!’

‘As these dynamic and fearless drivers break barriers behind the wheel, we are excited to partner with Netflix to tell the stories of these powerhouse leaders,’ the Legally Blonde actress added.

Some of Witherspoon’s previous productions include Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, Hulu’s Daisy Jones and the Six and HBO’s Big Little Lies.

The upcoming show, which is set to highlight ‘the drama of the races, as well as the personal stories and high stakes for the drivers,’ will arrive on the streamer in 2025.

The news follows Kendall Jenner’s appearance in the F1 Academy paddock last Friday and Saturday during the Miami Grand Prix.

The supermodel and reality star, who is an ambassador for Tommy Hilfiger, was joined by the designer as she spent time chatting to Susie and some of the young female drivers.

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Kendall Jenner joined Susie Wolff and Tommy Hilfiger, whose brand is sponsoring the series

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British makeup mogul, Charlotte Tilbury, is also sponsoring an F1 Academy team

Jenner also visited the Mercedes garage, where she was taken for a hot lap of the track by pal Lewis Hamilton.

‘I literally hate you,’ she jokingly told the seven-time world champion, while he sped around the Miami International Autodrome.

Several other high profile sponsors are attached to the feeder series, now in its second season, including makeup mogul Charlotte Tilbury.

Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo appears to be preparing for the next phase of his life after it was announced he will be an executive producer on the highly anticipated Hollywood comedy show Downforce.

Said to be an Entourage-style insight into the world of F1 racing, the plot will centre around an heiress who gets thrust back into the family motor racing business.

She then faces a series of tough choices she must make about the future of the team, as well as her family’s legacy.

Other executive producers include Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, as well as US television writers Alec Berg and Adam Countee.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ricciardo’s involvement will add credibility to the show – and he is likely to assist with marketing to the F1 fan base.

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Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo appears to be preparing for the next phase of his life after it was announced he will be an executive producer on the upcoming TV comedy Downforce

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Dowforce is said to be an Entourage-style insight into the glamorous world of F1 racing (Ricciardo is pictured at the Miami Grand Prix last weekend)

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At 34, the Aussie (pictured, front, with fans) appears to be in the twilight of his career on the Formula One grid

It comes as Ricciardo, 34, turned back the clock to deliver an impressive performance in Miami recently, securing the fourth-fastest time in qualifying for the sprint race.

The result marked his best qualifying session of the season.

‘Every big result always feels like it’s a needed one. It’s a happy feeling, it’s a powerful feeling,’ Ricciardo told Sky Sports.

‘So it feels very good, and nice to also keep a few people [critics] quiet.’

Ricciardo said the recent changes to his car have greatly benefited him.

‘Immediately I honestly felt something. I felt like more feeling, a bit more confidence in what the car was going to give me,’ he said.

‘It’s not that it was far off, but there was just something missing.’

However, Ricciardo became unstuck in the Grand Prix on Sunday, finishing a deflating 15th in a field of 19 at the Miami International Autodrome.

Formula One driver Lando Norris has admitted he has ‘many girlfriends’ after giving a revealing insight into his dating life while taking a lie detector.

MacLaren driver Norris has been in the limelight in the last week after winning his first ever F1 race at the Miami Open on Sunday – having held the record for most podiums without a race win – beating triple world champion Max Verstappen.

Norris has become a popular figure among fans and his love life has also come to the forefront after being pictured with Portuguese model and actress Margarida Corceiro over the past year.

The pair were recently spotted at the Monte-Carlo Masters final amid her split from ex-Chelsea star Joao Felix last year. They were first spotted together last May in a video on social media showing the 24-year-old driving his Fiat Jolly with her in the back of the classic car.

But despite rumours of their romance, Norris admitted he ‘did not have a girlfriend’ while hooked up to the lie detector on a Sky Sports special, instead confessing to having ‘many girlfriends’.

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F1 star Lando Norris admitted he had ‘many girlfriends’ while being hooked up to a lie detector

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His claims come despite rumours he is dating Portuguese model Margarida Corceiro, who stayed quiet after Norris won the Miami Grand Prix last week

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The MacLaren driver laughed awkwardly as he gave a revealing insight into his love life

When asked by the interviewer if he had a girlfriend, Norris smiled before replying: ‘No’ – with the lie detector operator nodding to confirm it was the truth.

Norris was then asked ‘do you have many girlfriends?’ which resulted in the F1 star bursting into nervous laughter.

He then replied: ‘Yes’, with the lie detector operator nodding again – before the interviewer joked ‘Formula One drivers… it’s not fair.’

It comes after Corceiro appeared to stay quiet on the pair’s relationship as she did not acknowledge Norris’ famous F1 victory.

Her last social media post came hours before his victory in the United States, as she acknowledged Mother’s Day in Portugal.

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Norris and Corceiro were spotted with at the Monte Carlo Masters but the pair have not publicly shared pictures of one another

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The 24-year-old won his first race at the Miami Grand Prix after benefitting from a safety car

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Corceiro was also reportedly seen boarding a private jet in Vigo, Spain, with Norris

Lando Norris shows off trophy on TikTok celebrating his first F1 win

Neither Norris or Corceiro have posted photos of each other on social media, despite being seen together in public.

She was believed to have been in attendance for the Miami Grand Prix, but was reportedly seen in attendance at last month’s race in China.

They were also also reportedly recently spotted together at Vigo Airport in Spain, as per Portuguese publication Correio da Manha. 

Corceiro has appeared on a number of Portuguese television shows and as per Portuguese outlet Maria, was a contestant in the country’s version of Dancing with the Stars back in 2020.

 Norris was first spotted with Corceiro in Monaco in May 2023 via social media

Norris previously dated Luisinha Oliveira, with the McLaren driver beginning a relationship with the Portuguese model at the start of 2022.

The relationship ended in September that year, with Norris confirming the split on social media.

He wrote: ‘Hello everyone. After time and consideration, Luisa and myself have mutually decided to end our relationship but remain good friends.

‘I wish her the world and have so much respect for her and all she does as an amazing and strong woman with nothing but kindness.

‘Please respect our decision and respect our – but more importantly and especially her privacy moving forward. Thank you for your endless support.’

If you’ve ever met a Formula 1 skeptic, chances are you’ve heard them say something to the effect of, ‘I could do that.’

Throughout my years dragging friends to reluctantly watch F1 races at our local sports bar, someone inevitably always chimes in, ‘I don’t get what’s so special about driving a car in a circle.’

If only I could take them for a flying lap of the Miami International Autodrome – which is exactly what I did, in a 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.

For an eye-watering $15,000, cashed-up motorsport fans (and a few lucky journalists) can get as close as humanly possible to understanding what makes drivers like Max Verstappen and Lando Norris so special.

Of course, one of the biggest differences between Formula 1 and almost every other sport is that the experience in the cockpit of an F1 car is entirely unrelatable to people like you or I.

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Mail Sport experienced a hot lap at the Miami International Autodrome over the weekend

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Getting strapped in before reaching speeds of up to 146 miles per hour

Chances are you’ve kicked a soccer ball around at the park, played beach volleyball in the summer, or spent time on the football field in a little league.

But very few of us have had to navigate an ultra-complex steering wheel or battle up to 5G of force while behind the wheel of a car.

When I hopped into the passenger seat for my Pirelli Hot Lap, piloted by Ford factory driver Chris Mies, I felt prepared.

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The experience was as close as it gets to sitting in the cockpit of a Formula 1 car

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We sped down the straights between turn 8 and 11, before breaking into a sharp left-hander

Just last year, I sped around the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a two-seater IndyCar, reaching speeds up to 180 miles per hour.

Mies assured me that the 500-horsepower, five-liter V8 would be a tad slower, and I felt at ease – if only for a moment.

The 19-turn track at Hard Rock Stadium, which hosted its first F1 race in 2022 thanks to a reported $60 million cash injection from billionaire Dolphins owner, Stephen Ross, has a top speed of 214 miles per hour.

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Drivers, like Lando Norris who secured his maiden win, experience up to 5G of force

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Reigning world champion, Max Verstappen, had a run in with a pole at turn 15 during the race

As we rounded turn four, passing the entrance to the NFL stadium, it quickly became apparent that this track was not for the faint of heart.

We hit traffic on turn seven – in the form of an Aston Martin DBX707, and Mies gave me a taste of what Norris likely felt on Sunday as he overtook the field to take the lead of the race (later scoring his maiden victory).

We sped down the straights between turn eight and 11, hitting 146 miles per hour before Mies slammed on the breaks into a sharp left-hander.

The highlight of the circuit, however, was the rise up to the chicane at turn 15, where I went flying as Mies expertly navigated the corners.

It was also the exact spot where Verstappen memorably took out a pole during Sunday’s race.

‘I didn’t like it so I decided to take it out and test the durability of the front wing,’ the Red Bull ace joked to Mail Sport. ‘That’s a crash test done,’ he added.

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‘I’m gonna cry,’ Kendall Jenner shrieked after her hot lap with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton

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Ed Sheeran also paid a visit to the Miami Grand Prix, where he did a lap of the track

I wasn’t the only person who experienced a flying lap around the Miami International Autodrome over the weekend.

Mercedes’ George Russell drove British hitmaker Ed Sheeran around the track. ‘That was really f***ed up,’ the ‘Castle on the Hill’ singer joked to Russell after getting out of the car.

Meanwhile, Kendall Jenner begged Lewis Hamilton to slow down when she jumped in the passenger seat of a $136,000 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT.

‘Oh my god. Holy s***t’, I’m gonna cry,’ she shrieked.

‘I literally hate you,’ the reality star told the seven-time world champion.

Whether you loved the experience or hated it (looking at you, Kendall), there’s no denying the Pirelli Hot Lap really is as close as it gets to an F1 cockpit.

The Formula One season has just begun and although there are still 17 races left till next year there have already been some major changes to the paddock for the 2025 season.

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will make way for seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton at the Prancing Horse, while Red Bull’s chief technical officer Adrian Newey announced he would be departing the team in 2025.

It came in the wake of the Christian Horner saga, and while the Red Bull team principal was cleared by an internal investigation over allegations of inappropriate behaviour, Newey still decided to walk away from the Red Bull set-up.

The shift and movement along the grid seems to be far from over as Mercedes are still trying to lure champion Max Verstappen to join them, however the Dutch driver is reluctant to make the jump as he has concerns over Mercedes’ car.

Max Verstappen is under contract with Red Bull until 2026 and although he is still dominating the field with Red Bull, the three-time champion is doubting his future with Red Bull amidst the fallout from the Horner allegations.

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Max Verstappen’s future at Red Bull has been questioned amid the Christian Horner saga

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It has been reported that Verstappen may potentially seek a move away from Red Bull

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is trying to convince Verstappen to join his side next year

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has made it clear he is interested in recruiting the talented driver to take him away from the turmoil he has experienced at Red Bull this year.

However, although Wolff’s offer may be tempting from a financial and PR aspect, the Austrian may struggle to convince the competitive Dutchman that he can produce a car that will allow him to clinch his fourth drivers championship in.

According to Auto Motor und Sport, Mercedes can’t produce a car that the 26-year-old ‘would want to sit in’, which is a major factor for a driver who is eager to win more driver’s championships.

Although Mercedes dominated between 2014 and 2020, the Silver Arrows have struggled to produce a car to rival Red Bull since 2021.

Wolff’s men have been way off the pace set by Red Bull in recent years and currently sit fourth in the constructors’ championship, behind Ferrari and McLaren.

Following the shock announcement that long time Mercedes posterboy Lewis Hamilton would be leaving the team to join Ferrari in 2025, the Brackley based team only have one driver contracted for next season.

Wolff will be hoping he can find a replacement for Hamilton to team up alongside George Russell.

However the Austrian will be hesitant to make an hasty decisions if it is a possibility that Verstappen could be poached from Red Bull.

Speaking to the media after the Miami Grand Prix about the possibility of signing Verstappen next year Wolff said ‘There’s always plenty of meetings. I can’t really say about the second driver. I think we’ve talked about the possibilities. I want to be fair to these guys and not make it look like we are playing chess with humans, because we are not doing that.

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Red Bull’s racing engineer Adrian Newey will leave the team in the early parts of 2025

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Verstappen is reluctant to join Mercedes as he believes they can’t produce a winning car

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Mercedes are in the hunt for a second driver with Hamilton (right) set to join Ferrari in 2025

‘I think we want to take our time, see where Max’s thinking goes, and at the same time, monitor the other drivers. Carlos [Sainz] was very strong in Miami again and that’s why we are a little bit on an observation mode at the moment’. He said after the Miami race.

‘As I said before, if I was him, I wouldn’t leave, at least for 2025. But it’s all in his… he’s the leading the driver, he’s the top guy at the moment and that’s why it’s for him to take those decisions. There may not be any decisions to take, maybe everything continues like it is, but that is then also guidance for us.’