This weekend’s sixth round of the season is the third ever Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix, as well as being the second Sprint of the year...... yes we are nearly quarter season done already.... we flung our dung in China, jumped on our planes and gone from China last race and headed to the Land of the Free and the Brave this weekend for the first of 3 times this year.
Specifically this weekend to the Sunshine State...of course to Miami,..... named after the Miami River, derived from Mayaimi, the historic name of Lake Okeechobee and the American Indians who lived around it.
Miami is sometimes referred to as The 305, Magic City, Gateway to the Americas, Gateway to Latin America, Capital of Latin America, and Vice City, call it what you will.
It thinks it is Monaco but but we know different. The water round the track is real in Monaco. At the Miami race it is more likely to be hard water, and I dont mean hard water you can improve with a water filter. Its likely made of concrete and painted blue.
Running from 3 to 5 May, it is the third edition of this race which first appeared on the calendar in 2022. The temporary street circuit flows around the Hard Rock Stadium, a multipurpose venue which is home to the Miami Dolphins American Football team .... The Formula 1 team areas are actually located within the facility
Oh and the boats in the 'Marina' sit on trailers or are held up by props..
And they have their own little bit of Mexico... - the section around the Hard Rock Beach Club providing a party scene after modelling itself on Mexico City’s Foro Sol
Add in a bigger capacity to try and fit even more fans into the Miami International Autodrome, and a paddock that will be based on the field within the Hard Rock Stadium, and it’s sure to be a unique weekend.
Of course there is a lot going on beside the racing. Lots of promo crap and VIP stuff, and hey, some of those there might actually want to watch the race.
Oh and dont forget it is a SPRINT RACE WEEKEND.
As mentioned, Miami hosts the second Sprint race of the season, so once again there is only one free practice session, on Friday at 12.30 (18.30 CEST) followed by Sprint qualifying at 16.30 (22.30 CEST.) On Saturday, the Sprint race gets underway at 12 (18 CEST), run over 19 laps, a distance of 102.67 kilometres, after which parc ferme conditions are lifted so that teams can work on the cars again prior to qualifying for the Grand Prix at 16 (22 CEST.) Then, at the same time on Sunday, the Grand Prix itself gets underway, run over 57 laps, 308.326 kilometres.
Some struggled with the format last time out, but to be fair they had a track painted with weird stuff, not raced there in years, new tyres new cars and zero relevant data. At least here they have done the race a few times now, albeit never in sprint conditions, but they have plenty of data this weekend.
Whats new this weekend..... well a few have got upgrades but I will come to that. Ferrari have a new sponsor.... HP and they have promised us a new livery featuring a bit of blue. We have a teaser.....
We suspect it will be all about Max all over again....once again Max Verstappen will be a firm favourite for victory, having already won twice before in Florida.
If Max Verstappen wins the 2024 Miami Grand Prix, he will become only the second driver to have won all of the first three races at a circuit in Formula 1 history. The only other driver to have done so is Sebastian Vettel, who won all three races at Buddh International Circuit between 2011 and 2013.
No driver other than Max Verstappen has won the Miami Grand Prix so far in its history. He could extend the consecutive win record at the track to three this weekend, or another driver could become the second to win at Miami International Autodrome.
UPDATES
McLaren enjoyed an impressive Chinese Grand Prix weekend, with Lando Norris fastest in Sprint Qualifying and then finishing a strong second in the Sunday race to pick up his second podium of the season.
And that performance came despite the fact that McLaren have been openly referencing the fact that they were awaiting a major upgrade package in the early part of the year. That update is due this coming weekend in Miami. Having given them a bit of a rev they are downplying this upgrade and say it wont be the same scale of improvement as last year.
Mercedes also have upgrades that Toto hopes improves their performance over last race. They just looked very average, particularly Lewis. It wont be the first time if they bring upgrades to fix one problem to find it only creates others in its place.
The big floor upgrade brought by Alpine to China was originally planned to be introduced this coming weekend in Miami, but the team was able to get a complete set of the necessary parts produced early, albeit only enough for Esteban Ocon.
Pierre Gasly remained in the original car, but is set to have the upgraded spec in Miami. They do seem to be on a bit of an improving scale.... mind you after their season start they couldnt get worse. But they were better in China, both made Q2, and Ocon, with the updates, was a couple of tenths quicker. Obviously they will be hoping to trouble the scorers for the first time this year. As well as the revised aerodynamics from the new floor, the upgrade also brought a weight reduction of around 3.5kg.
TIMETABLE
2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX: WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday May 3
Free Practice 1 – 12:30pm Local Time / 5:30pm UK Time/ 2:30am Sat AEST
Sprint Qualifying – 4:30pm Local Time / 9:30pm UK Time/ 6:30am Sat AEST
Saturday May 4
Sprint – 12:00pm Local Time / 5pm UK Time / 2:00am Sunday AEST
Qualifying – 4:00pm Local Time / 9pm UK Time / 6:00am SUnday AEST
Sunday May 5
The 2024 Miami Grand Prix – 4:00pm Local Time / 9pm UK Time / 6:00am Monday AEST
THE TRACK
The 5.412 kilometre-long track, which the drivers lap 57 times on Sunday's main race, features 19 corners, three straights, three DRS zones and top speeds can exceed 340 km/h. There are also some elevation changes, the main one being between turns 13 and 16, with the track rising and falling as it goes over an exit ramp and under various overpasses. There’s an uphill approach to the chicane at turns 14 and 15, with a crest in the middle before the track drops away on the exit.
The three sectors are each different in character, making for a lap that has a bit of everything. The first part boasts a run of eight high speed corners, while the second sector has a long straight and a few low speed turns. The final run to the finish line consists of a straight and three flowing corners. There are only two races on which to base statistics and they suggest the Miami Grand Prix is midfield when it comes to the number of overtaking moves. As for the forces, both lateral and longitudinal, to which the tyres are subjected, it rates as one of the medium to low tracks on the calendar.
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Following complaints on its debut season, the track was resurfaced last year in an attempt to improve the racing itself. We can expect very high temperatures: last year the asphalt reached almost 60°C.”
With three DRS zones, most of the track is a DRS zone looking at it.
We know that the track has now been completely resurfaced and Teams will have to check during the usual inspection that precedes the start of the weekend if there will be any significant changes in its characteristics.
The Miami track requires average downforce levels, as it features a wide variety of corners but also a very long straight.
First Grand Prix
2022
Number of Laps
57
Circuit Length
5.412km
Race Distance
308.326 km
Lap Record
1:29.708 Max Verstappen (2023)
Miami
When was the track built?
Having made its F1 debut in May 2022, the Miami International Autodrome is a temporary circuit, but one designed to have a permanent feel. Set in the Hard Rock Stadium complex in Miami Gardens, home to the NFL’s famous Miami Dolphins franchise, the track is the culmination of a development process that simulated no less than 36 different layouts before settling on a thrilling, 19-turn lap that provides a street circuit vibe, not dissimilar to Melbourne’s Albert Park.
When was its first Grand Prix?
The inaugural Miami Grand Prix took place in 2022, the Florida race joining its Texan counterpart in Austin to become the second US race on the calendar – and the 11th different American venue to host a round of the Formula 1 world championship.
What's the circuit like?
A street-track spectacular. With the Hard Rock Stadium at its epicentre, the 5.41km layout features 19 corners, three straights, three DRS zones, and top speeds of over 340km/h. There are elevation changes too, the main one found between Turns 13 and 16, with the track heading over an exit ramp and under various flyovers across uneven ground. The Turn 14-15 chicane, meanwhile, has an uphill approach, with a crest in the middle, and then drops down on exit.
WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
Verstappen overhauls Perez for Miami GP victory
While Perez took pole position, thanks in part to a crash for Leclerc, Red Bull team-mate Verstappen won the 2023 Miami Grand Prix from ninth on the grid.
There were plenty of dramas in Free Practice at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, with red flags for crashes for both Nico Hulkenberg and Charles Leclerc on Friday. Leclerc’s dramas continued on Saturday as he crashed out again in the closing moments of Q3. The early end to the session left Sergio Perez on pole position, ahead of Fernando Alonso.
Perez maintained his lead at the start of Sunday’s race, while Haas’ Kevin Magnussen – who started an impressive fourth – lost positions. Max Verstappen, who had been unable to set a clean lap in the final part of qualifying and started ninth, was soon making his way through the field. He was up to fourth by Lap 9.
By Lap 15, Verstappen found himself in second place, after passing Spaniards Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso. Sainz’s progress was hampered by a 5-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
Race leader Perez pitted on Lap 21 for hard tyres while Verstappen stayed out until Lap 46 and switched to the medium tyre, with ten laps remaining in which to pass his team-mate for the win. On his softer and fresher rubber, Verstappen soon got the job done to lead home another Red Bull 1-2 finish. Alonso completed the podium with a third place finish.
POS NO DRIVER CAR LAPS TIME/RETIRED PTS
1 1 Max Verstappen RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 57 1:27:38.241 26
2 11 Sergio Perez RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT 57 +5.384s 18
3 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 57 +26.305s 15
4 63 George Russell MERCEDES 57 +33.229s 12
5 55 Carlos Sainz FERRARI 57 +42.511s 10
6 44 Lewis Hamilton MERCEDES 57 +51.249s 8
7 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 57 +52.988s 6
8 10 Pierre Gasly ALPINE RENAULT 57 +55.670s 4
9 31 Esteban Ocon ALPINE RENAULT 57 +58.123s 2
10 20 Kevin Magnussen HAAS FERRARI 57 +62.945s 1
11 22 Yuki Tsunoda ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 57 +64.309s 0
12 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES 57 +64.754s 0
13 77 Valtteri Bottas ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 57 +71.637s 0
14 23 Alexander Albon WILLIAMS MERCEDES 57 +72.861s 0
15 27 Nico Hulkenberg HAAS FERRARI 57 +74.950s 0
16 24 Zhou Guanyu ALFA ROMEO FERRARI 57 +78.440s 0
17 4 Lando Norris MCLAREN MERCEDES 57 +87.717s 0
18 21 Nyck De Vries ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT 57 +88.949s 0
19 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN MERCEDES 56 +1 lap 0
20 2 Logan Sargeant WILLIAMS MERCEDES 56 +1 lap 0
Note - Verstappen scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. Sainz received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.
Last years highlights
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TYRES
The three dry tyre compounds chosen by Pirelli for this round are in the midrange: C2 as Hard C3 as Medium and C4 as Soft. The track was resurfaced before last year’s race and is very smooth, therefore offering quite low grip, a feature compounded by the fact it is not used for any other motorsport events. This leads to a very significant track evolution and graining could put in an appearance, particularly with the Medium and Soft tyres.
STRATEGY
In terms of strategy, the Miami Grand Prix is a classic one-stop race, with Hard and Medium compounds the outright favourites. Last year, Verstappen started from ninth on the grid on Hard tyres before switching to Mediums, while the other two drivers who made it to the podium, Perez and Alonso, went the other way (Medium then Hard).
WEATHER
Miami enjoys a tropical climate with air temperature usually exceeding 25°C, very often hitting 30°C, the record being 33°C. In the first ten days of May, it is usually sunny, but there can be a weather build up leading to showers or thunderstorms one day out of two or three. The wind is a sea breeze with gusts of up to 50 km/h. The average number of days in May when the temperature exceeds 30°C has gone up from 13 days in the Nineties to 23 in the past decade. Last year, the track surface hit 55 °C, one of the highest figures seen all season.
Friday May 3 FP1 and Sprint Shootout.
Friday looks set for a sunny start with a moderate breeze. There's a 30% chance of rain during the singular practice session of the weekend, owing to Florida's unpredictable climate. The skies are expected to clear up slightly for the all-important Sprint Qualifying, with the probability of rain dipping to a mere 20%.
Temperatures will range from a comfortable 20 degrees Celsius (68°F) minimum to a high of 29 degrees Celsius (84°F) maximum. Humidity will be present throughout the day, reaching up to 50%.
Saturday, May 4 - Sprint & Qualifying
Saturday might see some cloud cover with sunny intervals, but the breeze will remain moderate. Rain is of equal concern here, with another 30% chance of interrupting the Sprint race, which is matched again during main race qualifying.
Despite the potential showers, temperatures will remain consistent with Friday, with a high of 28 degrees Celsius (82°F) and a low of 24 degrees Celsius (75°F).
Sunday, May 5 - Race
Sunday's race might also get interesting. Light rain showers are predicted throughout the day, with a 30% chance of impacting the action.
The maximum temperature will reach 27 degrees Celsius (81°F), but the low dips to 24 degrees Celsius (75°F).
HISTORY..... What History.
I told you what happened last year and I dont class that as proper history.
Miami’s Motorsport History
While 2022 marked the first Miami Grand Prix, it is not the first time that the Grand Prix title has been given to a race held in the city. The very first Grand Prix of Miami took place in 1926. It was held on a board track – a banked oval course, the surface of which was made up of wooden planks. Board track racing was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, but the Fulford–Miami Speedway was used as host of the Grand Prix of Miami only once. The facility was destroyed by a hurricane only seven months after it hosted Miami’s inaugural Grand Prix.
Since then, Miami has hosted plenty of other motorsport events. The Grand Prix of Miami returned as a sports car event in the Bayfront Park area of downtown Miami in 1983, while CART and IndyCar have both raced in the city at Tamiami Park, Museum Park and the Homestead–Miami Speedway.
F1’s Only Other Race in Florida
The 2022 Miami Grand Prix may have been the inaugural F1 race in Miami, but it was not the first time that Formula 1 raced in the state of Florida. F1’s first visit to the third-most populous state in the USA came in 1959, when Sebring International Raceway hosted the first World Championship United States Grand Prix.
The track, located 250km north west of Hard Rock Stadium, was the scene of Bruce McLaren’s maiden F1 victory. The race was not a success financially, with relatively few ticket sales. The following year, the United States Grand Prix moved to the West Coast, at Riverside International Raceway in California.
It seems a bit bare on the history front.
Here are some piccies and stuff from the last time F1 went to Florida....
It was a perfect, sunny Florida day on December 12, 1959. The United States Grand Prix was about to be run to a smaller than expected crowd, despite the beautiful weather.
It was the last race of the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula 1 Manufacturers, and only the second U.S. Grand Prix.
Three drivers, Jack Brabham, Stirling Moss, and Tony Brooks were in contention for the championship and it all came down to this race. The three contenders had an opportunity to win and a variety of circumstances, along with a little luck, would determine who the 1959 champion would be.
Six Americans, including that year’s Indy 500 winner, Roger Ward, were in the field and the race promised to be an exciting one.
The race was held at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida. The crowd was a little less than half the size of the crowd for the 12 Hours of Sebring but that didn’t take anything from the race.
Qualifying held some debate as American driver Harry Schell was given third place under questionable circumstances.
Schell had been running around 11th place and all of sudden turned in a lap at the end of qualifying that put him in third.
The majority of the other teams protested loudly, yet Formula 1 insisted, and Schell would start third. It was later discovered that Schell had found a short cut that allowed him to cut almost three-second off of his time.
Track limits, what track limitsDespite this disturbance, qualifying proved to be an exciting event in and of itself with close times and hard-charging from all of the drivers. The front row ended up containing Moss, Brabham, and Brooks, all three top championship contenders.
Anticipation for the race was building by the moment and by the end of qualifying everyone was looking forward to what was shaping up to be a festival of speed.
Stirling Moss led the race from the moment the green flag dropped. He pulled ahead of Jack Brabham by ten seconds in the first few laps of the race.
However, on Lap 5, Moss’s gearbox was broken, and he had to drop out of the race. Brabham took the lead from Moss, with his teammate in McLaren, right behind him. For most of the race, Brabham led, and McLaren followed.
Brabham started to slow mid-race due to mechanical difficulties and McLaren was able to close the gap between them.
Brooks, who was also trying to battle for the championship was having a hard race and was not in contention. Brooks’ race had been derailed by the qualifying issue with Schell and then his teammate hit him in the rear during the race itself.
Since he was no longer in contention, and neither was Moss, it was up to Brabham. Two turns from the finish, Brabham’s car was threatening to shut down.
It sputtered and coughed and finally stopped 400 yards from the checkered flag. Brabham was out of gas. McLaren slowed as he approached his teammate, but Brabham waved him on and Bruce McLaren went on to take his first Formula 1 Victory.
Brabham went on to push his car across the finish line and take the championship.
The 1959 United States Grand Prix was a race of firsts. It was the first championship win for Brabham and the first Formula 1 win for McLaren.
A race that was hardly attended by fans ended up being one of the most important races of the season, and of the history, of Formula 1. After all, it was the first victory for one of the most legendary characters in Formula 1.
The reality is Brabham did not need to push the car to the line to win the WDC. His position when he stopped, out of fuel, was secure as the following car was a lap behind.
Pics and a lot of the info below courtesy of primotipo.com
Jack Brabham from Bruce McLaren: a works Cooper T51/Climax 1-2 seemed likely for much of the race (MotorSport)
A thrilling race of course, Bruce McLaren took an historic win – as the youngest ever F1 championship GP winner, a title he held for yonks – after Jack Brabham’s Cooper T51 Climax ran out of juice on the last lap. Jack was fourth, Maurice Trintignant, Cooper T51 Climax was second and Tony Brooks, Ferrari Dino 246 was third.
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Just before the off, Harry Schell, Jack Brabham and Stirling Moss all aboard Cooper T51s on the front row; Harry controversially so as he had taken a short cut during qualifying! #6 is Maurice Trintignant’s Walker T51, #2 Tony Brooks’ Ferrari Dino 246
Of course with the WDC being run at Indy prior to Sebring we had some oddball cars at Sebring, thelike of which were not seen elsewhere..... Not just Rodger Ward’s utterly nuts and utterly wonderful, Kurtis Kraft Offy, but also Fritz d’Orey’s Tec-Mec F415 Maserati, Allesandro de Tomaso’s Cooper T43 OSCA Streamliner and Bob Said’s Connaught C-Type Alta.
Fritz d’Orey in the one-off Valerio Colotti designed, Gordon Pennington owned Tec-Mec F415 Maserati at Sebring during practice.
De Tomaso’s works Officine Specializate Costruzione Automobili entered Cooper T43 OSCA 2-litre was only ever going to be an also-ran given the modest displacement and endurance background its twin-cam, Weber fed four-cylinder engine. He qualified the car 14th on the 19 car grid and completed 14 laps before brake troubles intervened.
The car’s swoopy, beautifully finished and fitting body is far more attractive than any of the Coopers of that era, and more aerodynamically efficient? While said to be a Cooper T43, the chassis may be a copy, the wheels are also of De Tomaso’s design and manufacture.
It made great commercial sense for the organisers to run the reigning Indy 500 champion, Rodger Ward, in the race. If you believe the hype, Ward thought his lightly modified Kuris Kraft Midget would give the ‘European Buggies’ a run for their money.
Jack Brabham related to Doug Nye, “The next day he, Bruce, and and I arrived together at the first corner of the track, and just as we jumped from brake to throttle pedal and streaked away from him he was astonished. To his credit he took it well.”
Ward’s qualifying time was well short of pole-sitter Stirling Moss in Rob Walker’s Cooper T51 Climax: 3 min dead vs 3 min 43.8 sec. Rodger lasted for 21 of the race’s 42 5.2-mile laps, getting as high as ninth as others retired, before clutch failure intervened.
A popular racer and a good sport, he became a Cooper convert overnight and worked on Jack and John Cooper to convince them to run a car at Indianapolis. After the 1960 US GP Jack ran his GP Cooper T53 Climax at Indy in a series of tests, aided and abetted by Ward; Coopers participation in the 1961 500 with a Climax powered Cooper T54 changed Indy history, and Rodger Ward played a key role.
Ward’s 1946 Leader Card Kurtis Kraft Midget, chassis #0-10-46 was powered by a 1.7-litre, DOHC, two-valve Offenhauser engine that gave away heaps of performance to the mainly 2.5-litre competition. It had a two-speed gearbox, a two-ratio rear axle, hand-disc-brakes and the usual other dirt-track accoutrements! Those Halibrand wheels are 12-inches in diameter and Firestone provided the tyres.
The beam front axle is sprung by a transverse leaf and located bt two radius rods. I’ll take your advice on shock-absorbers. Note the front discs, nerf protection in front of the rear wheels and high standard of preparation and presentation.
Jesse Alexander observed the following about the Kurtis Kraft in his Sports Cars Illustrated meeting report.
“The greater part of the two practice sessions was spent getting the car to run properly on Avgas (rather than the usual methanol). The several times that it did appear on the circuit it was obvious that the few modifications to the chassis to suit it better for road racing were worthwhile. Surprisingly stabile and getting through many of the corners as fast (in some cases faster) as much of the field.”
“The red and white Offy differed from normal midgets in having its engine fitted several inches farther forward in the chassis as well as having a supplementary 2-speed transmission installed. This meant that actually there were two 2-speed units, one behind the engine and the other in unit with the final drive gears. But these alterations could never possibly make up for the displacement gap between the parky Midget and her overseas competitors.”
“Rodger Ward deserves credit for his spirit and enthusiasm – it was great to see him at Sebring and lets hope it won’t be the last time out for an Offy-engined car.”
With Brazilian wealthy-journeyman Fritz d’Oley at the wheel, the new car,(above) being run for Pennington and D’Oley by the Camoradi Team, managed to qualify 16th, one grid-slot in front of the only 250F in the race driven by Phil Cade.
The Tec-Mec completed 7 laps before an oil leak forced Fritz’ withdrawal, while Cade didn’t take the start given the old-gal’s lack of pace: 3 min 39 sec in qualifying. While Tony Brooks’ front-engined Ferrari Dino 246 was third, and the Dinos raced on into 1960, Ferrari wheeled out a mid-engined prototype at Monaco that year.
Fritz d’Orey, Tec-Mec F415 Maserati during the race. “The Tec-Mec was never driven quickly enough to show up any defects. The only time we know of it being driven fast was when Jo Bonnier took it around the Modena Autodromo last summer. His comments were not all that favourable. He complained of, among other things, a flexing chassis.”
Fritz d’Orey, Tec Mec F415 on the hop pic above.
Bob Said in the Connaught C-Type Alta. Unusual and attractive body, Dunlop alloy wheels
A bit like the Tec Mec, the Connaught C-Type Alta (chassis #C8) was also stillborn.
Stirling Moss in the Walker Cooper T51 in front of the seventh placed Harry Blanchard’s Porsche RSK and Taffy Von Trips’ Ferrari Dino 246, sixth (MotorSport)
Stirling Moss’ Rob Walker Cooper started from pole but was out after only five laps with Colotti gearbox failure.
Alf Francis had modified the rear suspension from the standard Cooper transverse leaf setup to coil springs and ‘wishbones’ as shown in the shot below.
Jesse Alexander explains, “The new rear suspension had been tried out in the Fall back in England. Stirling liked its feel, then proved it by bettering the Goodwood lap record. Wire wheels at the rear, and the Colotti five-speed transmission were the only major differences bwtween the Walker cars and the works cars of Brabham and McLaren.”
Bruce McLaren – with Jack in front of him – demonstrates the geometry of the standard T51 transverse leaf layout (at Sebring) where said spring performs that task, and locational duties. The 1960 Cooper Lowline (T53) quickly concocted by Messrs Cooper C, Brabham, McLaren and Maddock after the first race of the year, included among its successful bag-of-tricks a coil sprung rear end.
McLaren enroute to victory above. Alexander tells us that Brabham had initially practiced this car but “it had experimental settings for 1960” and Jack didn’t like the feel of it, so he and Bruce swapped chassis. “McLaren had not even expected to race at Sebring when I spoke with him in England in October. He expected to be in New Zealand for Christmas and participate in their Grand Prix. As it turned out, Masten Gregory’s injuries failed to heal in time for him to race at Sebring and Bruce replaced him.”
Some other pics from Sebring
Inaugural U.S. GP winner Bruce McLaren with team owner John Cooper who has extra reason to be happy – his other car, driven by Jack Brabham, has just won the World Championship.
1959 USGP, Sebring : Tony Brooks, Ferrari Dino 246 #2, Scuderia Ferrari, 3rd.
Will Max be making some kind of announcement about his future? Who knows? You can bet he'll be asked about it, probably repeatedly as well.
