Mercedes driver George Russell takes the lead over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in Miami Grand Prix practice session

George Russell has taken pole position in FP2, overtaking Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc who had previously topped the standings in the first-ever Miami Grand Prix practice session. The Mercedes driver set the fastest lap time of 1m 29.938s, to edge ahead of Championship leader Leclerc, who finished 0.106s off the pace.

Ad/> With track temperatures slightly dropping for the second practice session, drivers began the FP2 race on medium compounds and it was Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz who took the lead on those tyres with a time of 1m 31.463s. Formula 1Leclerc quickest at Miami Grand Prix first practice session13 HOURS AGO The first piece of drama came when Sainz brought out the first red flag of the session with 40 minutes remaining, who spun and crashed entering the tight chicane on turn 14.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen showed clear signs he was struggling with his steering, and in the final sector — without setting a time — called it a day and returned to the pits with a hydraulics issue. Leclerc quickest at Miami Grand Prix first practice session James Corden gatecrashes Ricciardo interview ahead of Miami Grand Prix 'First Grand Prix under water' — Vettel makes climate change protest at Miami Grand Prix Russell shot to the top of the leaderboard in his upgraded W13 when the soft tyres came into play, recording a lap time of 1m 29.938s – 0.106s faster than FP1 leader Leclerc.

Perez finished third whilst Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton ended in P4, 0.241s behind teammate Russell. Alpine’s Fernando Alonso looks to lead the midfield after wrapping up the top five, setting a time 0.434s slower than Russell in P1.