May 2, 2025 - Sports
Behind the scenes at the F1 Miami Grand Prix
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The Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 team practicing their pit stops. Photo: Martin Vassolo/Axios
Chase Sapphire invited me to a behind-the-scenes look at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Thursday before the action kicks off Friday.
Here's what I saw.
🛞 The Oracle Red Bull Racing crew practicing their pit stops.
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🏈 NFL wide receiver Justin Jefferson observing the pit stops.
I asked Jefferson, "Who's faster, you or the Red Bull crew?" He pointed at himself.
- Would he be test-driving the car? Nope. "That ain't in my contract."
🏁 Race preparations
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👀 Lots of drivers
- I also spotted Scuderia Ferrari HP drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, Aston Martin Aramco driver Fernando Alonso, and Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda, who was riding a bicycle down the pit lane.
🎥 "Miami Vice" GP
