Miami Grand Prix 'safety car traffic jams' predicted

AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda has warned of "a real traffic jam" in the final sector of the Miami International Autodrome should a safety car be called upon.

F1 has arrived in Florida for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix with the state-of-the-art venue built around the Hard Rock Stadium that plays host to the Miami Dolphins NFL team.

Much like the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix venue in Jeddah, the track boasts a purpose-built street layout, providing a challenge for drivers with high-speed sections that lead into technical, more traditional road sectors.

Addressing the new circuit, Tsunoda said: "It's really tricky.

"I mean different, especially in sector three, like it's such tight corners.

"If a safety car happens, I guess it's gonna be like a real traffic jam there because like it's super tight.

"Even like a hot lap is still quite slow corners so it's gonna be interesting to see but… yeah, hopefully, overtaking will be key for the track and yeah, I guess I'm really looking forward to it."

Miami GP can provide 'good racing' - Perez

Sergio Perez enters the weekend as the closest the crowd has to a home driver and will be looking to build from his second place in Imola two weeks ago.

The Red Bull driver took a sensational pole in Jeddah and giving his take on the latest circuit, the Mexican commented: "I think it's a good circuit.

"I think it's… it has a little bit of a twisty area that it's quite difficult to get right and the visibility can be difficult.

"But I think racing can be good with all those long straights so yeah, I just hope the asphalt can be good and we can have good racing because yeah, when we come to new circuits we will find some good surprises."

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