A small surprise at the start of the session and not a minor one, as it was Abby Pulling, the 2024 champion, who commented on this qualification.<\/p>\n
Free practice sessions gave wings to Doriane Pin in the first session and to Maya Weug during the second. The latter faced a lot of difficulty today with the rain.<\/p>\n
Only 0.076 seconds separate the top four, with Doriane Pin sealing third place ahead of Ella Lloyd, as track position proved to be the key to success with a heavy shower interrupting the race after the first laps of the pack.<\/p>\n
Summary of the qualification<\/b><\/p>\n
It was under a cloudy sky that this qualifying session began. Despite the bad weather, the track and the air remain warm (38\u00b0C on the ground and 27\u00b0C in the air).<\/p>\n
After 2 minutes of driving, the girls were informed to hurry and achieve a good time before the rain, because two laps later, it was disastrous, and Tina Haussmann was the first to report it on the radio.<\/p>\n
The two Red Bulls quickly took the lead with Chambers at 2:00.45 and Palmovski at 2:00.47, joined by the French competitor at 2:00.7. The top 3 was set for the remainder of the qualification.<\/p>\n
Dobson, the wild card driver of the weekend, meanwhile, navigated not far from the top 10 between the 13th and 11th place.<\/p>\n
The Ferrari driver was unable to manage her car in the Florida rain, maintaining her 10th place throughout the session, stuck in traffic.<\/p>\n
There were 20 minutes left on the clock, and all the drivers stopped to put on wet-weather tires. After the majority of the grid did a lap and spins and 360s without escape, luckily without incident, with less than 10 minutes to go, the rain started to ease, allowing the drivers to press a little harder on the accelerator.<\/p>\n
The morning was good for ART Grand Prix, with Block and Aurelia Nobels finishing fifth and sixth, which pleased the team looking to bounce back after two mixed weekends.<\/p>\n
Alba Felbermayr will therefore start in the lead tomorrow in race1, which is in a reverse grid format.<\/p>\n
\nHere’s how Qualifying finished in Miami. \ud83d\udc47#F1Academy<\/a> #MiamiGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/yRkTinqzu1<\/a><\/p>\n