Max Verstappen topped a busy solitary practice session at the Miami Grand Prix ahead of Sprint qualifying later today. The temporary street track around Hard Rock Stadium gripped up dramatically in the final 10 minutes in time for the drivers’ qualifying simulation laps, with the surface temperature rising to 127 degrees F as ambient conditions warmed in the early afternoon. Verstappen had struggled for grip throughout the session, describing the experience as “like driving on eggshells,” but strung together a lap late on a four-lap-old set of used set tires to set the benchmark at 1m28.595s. The front-runners rotated rapidly as the clock ticked down to zero until Oscar Piastri...
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