F1: Miami Grand Prix and SEVEN things to look out for

One of Formula One's most highly anticipated races of the season is nearly upon us as the fifth round of the world championship brings the inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

Despite F1 being set to race around the Hard Rock Stadium for the first time on the purpose built track, already it's become a venue many want to be seen at following the sport's recent popularity explosion due to the success of the Netflix series Drive To Survive that has brought the sport to the attention of a more casual audience.

But while even the casuals have something to look forward to this weekend, so do the sport's diehard supporters as Sportsmail looks at seven things to look out for at the Miami Grand Prix. 

There were notions that the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was heading towards Ferrari  last time out, but ultimately it ended with a comfortable Red Bull one-two with Max Verstappen leading home Sergio Perez on the territory of their championship rivals.

There are few clues which of the teams will have an advantage in Miami given there is no data from the circuit.

But a key factor to note is while Red Bull could be continuing to make their car faster by trimming excess weight on the car, Ferrari are not expected to hit back easily at least with team boss Mattia Binotto having claimed they will bring no major upgrades to the United States.  

All the momentum is with Red Bull right now who if they have ironed out their early reliability problems from earlier in the campaign could take the lead in the constructors championship for the first time this season while Max Verstappen could take more chunks out of Charles Leclerc's 27-point advantage in the drivers' standings.

Get out your history books and look for the last time Ferrari drivers battled