Miami Grand Prix qualifying produced a massive shift in the Formula 1 pecking order compared to the sprint race that had run just hours beforehand.Here’s our pick of stars and flops from all the fluctuations.Loser: McLaren (4th & 7th)Oscar Piastri being the last car to make it through Q1 in 16th was the first alarm bell that McLaren wasn’t going to be in the fight for pole position like it had been in sprint qualifying.After a 1-2 in the sprint it was regression for McLaren, and Andrea Stella put it down to the four teams at the top being closer together than sprint qualifying made it look. A change of wind speed and direction, power unit issues, and drivers finding their rhythm were all areas managed better by other teams, reckoned Stella.Even Lando Norris – absolutely mighty this weekend until now – struggled in qualifying proper and wasn’t exactly sure of the prevailing reason, suggesting some of his rivals just did a bad job on Friday and gave McLaren a “reality check” in qualifying pr …
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Author: The Race Team
