Alonso’s unusual brake problem and more unheard Miami team radio

The Miami Grand Prix was a memorable one for several drivers – not least of which race winner Lando Norris.

But beyond the top spot, emotions were high across the field, from Esteban Ocon holding onto Alpine’s first point of the season to Oscar Piastri being left with a bittersweet feeling as damage dropped him out of the points.
Here are some of the most interesting team radio snippets from the Miami International Autodrome

The minutes before the formation lap before the start of a race give drivers and their engineers their final opportunity to go over those crucial details before they are committed to the grand prix.

Nico Hulkenberg was unhappy with the state of his rear-view mirrors and politely pointed that out to race engineer Gary Gannon.

In the opening laps, Hamilton and Hulkenberg put their freshly-cleaned mirrors to the test by battling each other over seventh place. Hamilton had held the position at the start but the Haas driver passed Hamilton with a bold move around the outside of the first corner on lap two.

Hamilton passed Hulkenberg into turn 10, but then locked up into the turn 17 hairpin and ran wide, handing the place back. The two drivers continued to spar for several laps, before Hamilton eventually got ahead on lap 10.