Mercedes have been unsure about their correct downforce level ahead of the Miami GP weekend, which meant that they needed to carry out experiments before committing themselves to a lower downforce rear wing.

The Formula One's field headed to the United States for the Miami Grand Prix this weekend, with the Sprint format in play once again after an action-packed event in China last time out.

Max Verstappen grabbed his seventh consecutive grand prix pole, but Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were hot on heels F1Technical's senior writer Balázs Szabó delivers what teams had to say after the second qualifying session of the weekend.

Max Verstappen was fastest in today's qualifying session for the Miami Grand Prix, securing his 38th pole position. Ferrari's Leclerc and Sainz ended up second and third fastest and were upbeat about their chances to be competitive during the race.

Max Verstappen claimed his ninth F1 sprint victory, beating Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in Miami, but the Ferrari driver was surprisingly close to the reigning world champion. F1Technical's senior writer Balázs Szabó analyses teams' performance in the Miami F1 Sprint.

Despite battling with Charles Leclerc at the start, Max Verstappen controlled the rest of the Miami F1 Sprint to take his second sprint victory of the season. F1Technical's Balázs Szabó reports on the 19-lap Miami sprint race.