Lance 16th in Miami Friday practice

Lance ended Friday practice in 16th ahead of Formula One’s inaugural Miami Grand Prix.

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Aiming to maximise track time, Lance immediately joined the circuit on a set of Soft Pirelli tyres as he began acquainting himself with the brand-new track.

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Lance set his benchmark lap time of 1.39.737 early in the session before quickly improving to 1.34.638 and into 11th position.

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A red flag due to a crash for Valtteri Bottas halted the session as his Alfa Romeo car was retrieved.

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Once the track was cleared, Lance produced his best lap time of the session, a 1.33.576, to end  first practice in 16th.

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In FP2, Lance opted to run the Medium tyres early on and delivered a 1.32.906 benchmark.

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In the early stages of the session, the Canadian moved up to 13th position as he continued to familiarise himself with the circuit.

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Despite two red flags caused by Carlos Sainz Jr and Nicholas Latifi, Lance amassed 22 laps, posting his best lap time of 1.31.621 to end the day in 16th position.

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Lance Stroll – Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One™ Team Driver

“Going to a new venue is always fun and they have created an interesting track here in Miami that offers a good driving challenge. Turns Four to Seven are a fun sequence of corners and allow you to attack. The sessions were disrupted with a few red flags, which is never ideal when you are learning a new track, but we did what we could. The energy around this weekend has been awesome so far and I am excited for qualifying tomorrow when dealing with traffic on a busy track will be especially challenging.”

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