Leclerc Tops Miami Practice, Verstappen Close Behind

0:00It's May 1st, I'm Cory with the story. This is F1 News today, driven by AI and built for fans. Charles LeClaire grabbed the top spot in the only practice session for the Miami Grand Prix, clocking a 129.310 on soft. Tires to beat Max Verstappen by just under 3-10s. Verstappen settled for second at 129.607, with McLaren's Oscar P. Aschery 3rd, making a 3 teams in the top 3. Butts. This marked the first track action since Japan at the end of March, after Middle East tensions canceled Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April, turning. Miami into a sprint weekend, with a 90-minute practice and teams rolling out upgrades. Mercedes, winners of all three races this year, had a rough go-championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished 5th on hards, due to a power unit failure. That cut is session short, while George Russell took 6th and Lewis Hamilton 4th for Ferrari. Verstappen grived about shaky shifts early on.

1:01Antonelli got held up by land stroll, and back markers like Cadillac and Aston Martin struggled with. Outages and rookies, finding their feet, setting up a tight battle ahead.