Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in Miami practice

Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in Miami practiceImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is third in the drivers' championship after three races, with only the Mercedes drivers ahead of himByAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent in MiamiPublished6 minutes ago3 CommentsFerrari's Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull's Max Verstappen in practice at the Miami Grand Prix.Leclerc was 0.164 seconds clear of Verstappen, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri third fastest ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton as the season resumed following a five-week break.Mercedes, who have won the first three races of the season, had a troubled session.George Russell had a turbo problem early on, which was fixed by a reset in the garage, and could manage only the sixth-fastest time, 0.790secs slower than Leclerc.He was one place behind team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who did not get a chance to run on the soft tyres at the end of the session because Mercedes were investigating an engine problem on his car.How to follow Miami Grand Prix on the BBCPublished1 day agoCan you name every location to have hosted a US F1 race?Published2 days agoThe vast majority of the teams have introduced significant upgrades and practice was extended by 30 minutes to allow teams time to understand the implications of rule changes that have been made to the complicated engine-management rules.World champion Lando Norris was seventh fastest in the other McLaren, ahead of Alpine's Pierre Gasly, Red Bull's Isack Hadjar and Williams' Carlos Sainz.Miami is a sprint weekend, which means there is a qualifying session that will set the grid for the shorter sprint race at 16:30 local time (21:30 BST).Piastri had a small brush with the wall right at the end of the session, which was otherwise uneventful apart from a number of drivers running wide at the end of the long straights as they explored their braking points.Related topicsFormula 1More on this storyW...