Red Bull's Max Verstappen can complete a hat-trick of Miami Grand Prix victories on Sunday but the announced departure of his team's star designer Adrian Newey is the big talking point going into the weekend.
Item 1 of 2 Formula One F1 - Miami Grand Prix - Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, U.S. - May 7, 2023 First placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after the race REUTERS/Marco Bello/File PhotoFormula One F1 - Miami Grand Prix - Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, U.S.
Verstappen won the first sprint in China last month and arrives in Florida with four wins from five races and a 25 point lead over team mate Sergio Perez. Verstappen has started all five races this season from pole position, making him the only driver this century to achieve that feat. French great Alain Prost, with Williams in 1993, was the last driver to take the first six poles of a season.Red Bull said the 65-year-old would step back from Formula One design duties but would continue to attend specific races until the end of the current season.
"Our challenge will be to make sure we don't try and replay China at a Miami that is a very, very different beast and wants different things from the car than China will," Mercedes technical director James Allison said last week.
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