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From Max Verstappen’s repeat victory from the ninth position, to the fanfare on and off the circuit, here are the biggest story lines from a star-studded weekend in Miami.

His team-mate Sergio Perez led from pole position, running medium tyres like the majority of the field, while Verstappen started ninth on hards after his qualifying woes restricted him to ninth on the grid.

Perez will start ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) in Sunday’s race after the one-hour qualifying session on Saturday, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

George Russell of Mercedes was quickest in FP1, before Verstappen topped FP2 with the fastest time of the day.

From circuit stats and contenders, to the challenging weather conditions and a hometown hero, here’s everything you need to know about Formula 1’s first of three races in the U.S. this season.

The Williams Racing rookie and Fort Lauderdale native will make his debut on home soil at the Miami Grand Prix.

Perez benefited when team-mate Max Verstappen pitted just before a safety car, which cost him two places.

Leclerc claimed both pole positions on offer at the Baku round, topping Friday qualifying and Saturday’s new sprint race qualifying session, but he couldn’t convert the latter into victory as he was reeled in by Sergio Perez in the sprint.

Sargeant smashed his Williams into the wall at turn 15 in Azerbaijan, causing damage so extensive that the American racer will not be taking part in the Sprint event

The Ferrari driver will start today’s sprint race from the front of the grid.

In the first sprint of the season, which included a new qualifying format (see below), Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc led from pole ahead of Perez, as Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and George Russell (Mercedes) clashed over third. After a safety car interruption, Verstappen retook third from Russell.