• The inaugural Miami Grand Prix had much hype around it before the race on Sunday. • The star-studded event Mercedes' new upgrades made the drivers look promising during practice sessions. • A couple of drivers has critised the event, calling on changes to be made. Miami GP boss Tom Garfinkel wants to comply. • For motoring news, go to Wheels24.
Miami Grand Prix chief Tom Garfinkel anticipates changes to Formula One's newest circuit after Lewis Hamilton compared it to a BBQ car park.Seven-time world champion Hamilton criticised the tight left-right chicane at Turns 14 and 15 of the purpose-built temporary layout, which runs around the Hard Rock Stadium – home of NFL's Miami Dolphins – and called for it to be removed.
Red Bull's Sergio Perez also described the track surface – which incorporates private access roads – as a "joke".
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"We are evaluating some of the drivers' comments to make sure we can improve, and we are open to changing whatever we need to do to improve the track," said Garfinkel.
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"I don't know if we communicated well enough why the chicane exists. It was a necessary evil to slow the drivers down because we don't have enough run-off space."But from talking to F1 and the FIA, there is an opportunity to change that and make it better."We are also evaluating the surface, and we want to make that right and make changes if needed."If the drivers cannot go off the racing line, there will not be overtaking, which is not good because I want to have as much overtaking as possible."The first F1 race in Miami has courted criticism for its
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