Scuderia Ferrari, Sainz hopeful upgrades provide better outcome at Miami Grand Prix

The 2024 Formula One season continues with another action-packed weekend as drivers head back to Miami for the third Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami, Florida, with practices and qualifiers airing Saturday, May 4, and race day airing live Sunday, May 5 on ESPN.

Charging behind the 2023 Formula One defending champions Red Bull, Carlos Sainz and Ferrari have remained firmly in the mix after five rounds of the 2024 campaign, with the 29-year-old Spaniard picking up his first victory of the season at the Australian Grand Prix after an untimely brake failure forced Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into early retirement, paving a clear path to victory for Sainz.

Nevertheless, going into the 2024 Miami Grand Prix, Sainz and Ferrari will be looking for a much better race pace compared to last season, with Sainz beginning the race in third and eventually losing pace leading to an overtake from Fernando Alonso and George Russell.

With Red Bull and its RB20 car the clear-cut favorites once again this season, the Spaniard has high expectations for Ferrari to close the gap with additional upgrades as the year progresses.

“I think they [Red Bull] are definitely going to have an advantage in the first third of the season until we bring one or two upgrades that make us fight them more consistently,” Sainz said in an interview on the FormulaNerds Podcast. “But by that time, maybe it’s too late with the advantage that they might have on the championship.