Ferrari also underperformed in the US F1 Grand Prix, with Carlos Sainz finishing 5th and Charles Leclerc 7th, both drivers showing their car was in trouble.

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz complained about the Ferrari car

Leclerc, second in the drivers’ standings last season, said he was losing precious seconds in the battle with his rivals because of the Ferrari car.

“It’s a very similar picture to the start of the year, we’re competitive in qualifying but when we get to race day we’re going to struggle.

I spoke to Carlos (not Sainz) after the race and we lack the stability of the car. Not even corner to corner, but in one corner you can feel a huge balance of oversteer and then a huge balance of understeer and our car is very affected by the wind.

This year we have a car that is much more sensitive to the wind and we struggle with it a lot more. The team is working hard on it.

Also, something weird happened to us the rest of the weekend, so we’ll have to check the car. I had a lot of bottom contact, especially at high speeds, which I can’t explain because I didn’t feel it in qualifying. We will pay attention to this aspect” – Charles Leclercquoted by MotorSport.

AND Carlos Sainz expressed his displeasure after the race in Miami: “It’s a very fickle car, it’s very capricious. We drive on the edge or on the edge of a knife, and that means we pay the price in the race.”

Fred Wasser (Ferrari boss) admitted that both drivers complained about the single-seater they were given: “Finding stability in the performance of the car has to be our number one priority, especially in terms of tire management, so making sure the drivers have that in qualifying so that it can be replicated in the race “.

Formula 1 – Drivers standings after MP from Miami

1 Max Verstappen – RedBull 119 points

2 Sergio Perez – RedBull 105

3 Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin 75

4 Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes 56

5 Carlos Sainz – Ferrari 44

6 George Russell – Mercedes 40

7 Charles Leclerc – Ferrari 34

8 Lance Stroll – Aston Martin 27

9 Lando Norris – McLaren 10

10 Pierre Gasly – Alpine 8, etc.

Formula 1 – rating of constructors

1 RedBull 224 points

2 Aston Martin 102s

3 Mercedes 96

4 Ferrari 78s

5 McLaren 14s

6 Alpine 14

7 HAAS 8

8 Alfa Romeo 6

9 Alpha Tauri 2

10 Williams 1.

Formula 1 season calendar for 2023

March 5: Bahrain – victory for Max Verstappen

March 19: Saudi Arabia – victory for Sergio Perez

April 2: Australia – victory for Max Verstappen

April 30: Azerbaijan / Baku – Winner Sergio Perez

May 7: Miami – victory for Max Verstappen

May 21: Emilia-Romagna / Imola

May 28: Monaco

June 4: Spain / Barcelona

June 18: Canada / Montreal

July 2: Austria / Spielberg

July 9: Great Britain / Silverstone

July 23: Hungary / Budapest

July 30: Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps

August 27: Netherlands / Zandvoort

September 3: Italy / Monza

September 17: Singapore / Marina Bay

September 24: Japan / Suzuka

October 8: Qatar / Losail

October 22: USA / Austin

October 29: Mexico / Mexico City

November 5: Brazil / Sao Paulo

November 18: Las Vegas

November 26: Abu Dhabi / Yas Marina.