The FIA is holding an emergency meeting about possible scenarios for the Miami GP. The reason is the threatening thunderstorms expected to pass over the Miami International Autodrome on Sunday. Sergio Pérez revealed the plan of the governing body, while Carlos Sainz hopes that safety will be the top priority: ‘I do like driving in the rain, but with the right safety measures’.
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After two canceled Grands Prix, Formula 1 has traveled to the Miami GP for the resumption of the season. Whether the race will actually take place on Sunday is still in question. Several weather stations predict heavy thunderstorms during the race on Sunday, prompting the FIA to hold an emergency meeting. The latter was revealed by Sergio Pérez during the press conference on Thursday.
“There will be a meeting with the FIA tonight to go over various scenarios (for the race, ed.),” the Mexican says. “The weather forecast does not promise anything good yet.” If the race does go ahead, the drivers may face their first rain race of the season. “That will be interesting, because not many drivers have driven these cars in the rain yet,” adds Piastri. “It will be a challenge, because if it rains in Miami, it really rains.”
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Carlos Sainz is concerned about safety but as a driver is looking forward to a rain race. “We saw last year in Miami that water also stays on the circuit here,” says the Spaniard. “In addition, visibility is certainly still a big concern. But all drivers do like driving in the rain. I do too, but with the right measures to make it safe. Of course, there is also still a chance of thunderstorm.”
FIA responds
The FIA already stated earlier that it is monitoring the weather situation. “Since we dealt with a similar situation in Miami last year, with threatening thunderstorms, we have developed an emergency plan that we will implement if necessary to minimize disruption to the circuit schedule,” said the governing body. Earlier, the FIA also announced tightening the rules around Boost Mode under wet conditions.
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