Miami GP track fears raised which could affect Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen

F1 drivers have raised concerns over Miami's new F1 circuit just days ahead of hosting its first race, with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen among those who will be hoping the fears raised do not come to light. Alpha Tauri's Yuki Tsunoda has warned the new layout is 'super tight' which may cause issues under a safety car.

He claims drivers may be caught out in a 'real traffic jam' as they try and get themselves around the difficult corners.

He said: "It's really tricky [and] different. Especially in sector three, it's such tight corners. If a safety car happens I guess it's going to be like a real traffic jam there because it's super-tight. Even on a hot lap it's still quite slow corners. So it's going to be interesting to see."

Red Bull's Sergio Perez has also warned visibility will be 'difficult' at certain points on the layout. He also warned the twisty part of the track could be 'difficult to get right' over the course of the weekend.

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He said: "I think it's a good circuit. It has a little bit of a twisty area that it's quite difficult to get right and the visibility can be difficult.

"But I think racing can be good with all those long straights. I just hope the asphalt [will] be good and we can have good racing."

However, some drivers have embraced the challenge and praised the new 19-turn layout next to the Hard Rock Stadium. AlphaTauri star Pierre Gasly said: "I really liked the layout. Quite a lot of high-speed content, quite challenging, unusual type of corners, extremely long corners, very long straights."

Valtteri Bottas also claimed the track 'looks good' and could offer many overtaking opportunities come Sunday.

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