stands largely alone in speaking up the Miami Grand Prix pre-race present with and amongst these talking out in opposition to it. The drivers have been individually launched to the observe in uncommon trend as they have been performed out by a 40-piece orchestra with cheerleaders dancing round within the background.
The Miami Grand Prix is among the most star-studded on the System 1 calendar with the game decided to placed on a present to attempt to make the most of its rising American viewers. On Sunday, this took the type of a driver walk-on with rapper LL Cool J introducing every star in flip.
Whereas this was occurring, Will.i.am carried out a 40-piece orchestra taking part in a music he devised alongside Lil Wayne, particularly for the Miami Grand Prix. The function just isn't set to turn into everlasting after being launched for this weekend alone nevertheless it nonetheless divided the drivers with Hamilton one of many solely males in favour.
“I believe it’s cool that the game is repeatedly rising and evolving,” Hamilton mentioned as per .“They’re not simply doing the identical stuff they’ve executed up to now. They’re attempting new issues. They’re attempting to enhance the present at all times and I’m in full help of it.”
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Nevertheless, Hamilton’s long-term rival Verstappen was not as eager with the Dutchman suggesting it's little greater than an pointless distraction.
“I believe that is only a little bit of a character factor, proper?” Verstappen mentioned. “Some folks prefer to be extra within the highlight, some folks don’t. I personally don’t so for me, I believe that naturally in fact what they did as we speak just isn't obligatory.
“I want to simply discuss to my engineers, stroll to my automotive, put the helmet on and drive. In fact, I perceive the leisure worth. I simply hope we don’t have that each single time as a result of now we have a really lengthy season so we don’t want an entry like that each time.”
Alonso was additionally in opposition to it, suggesting it might create two various kinds of followers if it was not repeated at each single race.
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“If now we have to do it, I believe we have to take away a number of the different stuff we're doing just like the parade lap or one thing,” Alonso defined. “And I disagree slightly bit… if we do it, now we have to do it in all places as a result of I don’t assume that the Miami followers are higher than the Italian followers in Imola or in Spain or in Mexico or in Japan.
“I believe we have to make each [race has] the identical guidelines, the identical present earlier than the race.”
Even Hamilton’s team-mate struggled to muster a lot help for it, stressing he would slightly not see it repeated.
“We spoke about it as drivers on Friday evening, all people has completely different personalities, I suppose it’s the American manner of doing sport,” Russell mentioned. “Personally in all probability not for me. That’s simply my private opinion as a result of I’m right here to race, I’m not right here for the present. I’m right here to drive, right here to win however I suppose now we have to roll with it.”
The Miami Grand Prix was ultimately received by Verstappen with the Dutchman surpassing Purple team-mate Sergio Perez to say a wholesome 14-point lead on the prime of the standings.