We have reached the second Grand Prix of the 2024 season F1 Academy to be held in Miami. In fact, as we have already said, the 7 stages of female category they will be in conjunction with those of the first category. This is to help talented young female riders get more visibility and attention. Let's see them together times of the appointment with the Academy and what to expect in the Miami Grand Prix.
F1 Academy weekend schedules in Miami
The F1 Academy weekend begins Friday May 3 with the Free Practice1 gold 15:55 and then continue, again on May 3, with the Free Trials 2 gold 21:15.
Saturday May 4, however, the first appointment that opens the programming of the entire sports weekend of the day is at 16:20 with the Qualifications. Given the new format, it is right to remember that the qualifications do not take place like last year, but rather 2 times are calculated for each driver, the best and the second best. The first will determine the grid for Race 1 and the second that for Race 2.
Race 1 it will still take place on Saturday, but at 20:00. So on Sunday we will have the last appointment with the protagonist Race 2 19:00.
Courtney Crone as Wild Card with Prema
For each stage of the 2024 season, the reigning world champion team will have the opportunity to choose a local driver to compete as the 16th driver on the grid. For this year the team in question is Prema who, in fact, called Reema Juffali in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
In this Grand Prix, the F1 Academy will host with Prema Courtney Crone who, therefore, will race his "home GP". Already known for her career in LMP3 e sports car, returns to the track for the first time since 2020, embracing the cause of the F1 Academy with great enthusiasm.
«I think it's a huge opportunity that the F1 Academy is giving with the Wild Card, especially in America» announced Crone during interview. “I know there is a bit of misconception and it might seem very difficult for American girls, or non-European girls in general, about how to get into a series like this.”
Despite the general difficulty experienced in the in-season testing of the last weeks to Zandvoortin Netherlands, due to the adverse and very rainy weather, Crone was able to quickly find the rhythm.
What to expect in Miami from the F1 Academy weekend
Last weekend in Jeddah, Dorian Pin – of Mercedes in Prema – was able to make his way both in Qualifying and in Race 1, but with some problems in Race 2.
Despite this, it is Abbi Pulling of Alpine the championship leader due to the penalty received by Doriane, the Englishwoman was in fact the only driver to give the Frenchwoman a hard time. Which is why we will certainly see a closer fight between the two in these two races in Miami.
Pulling he already has experience on the Miami track, so he could already have an advantage over his rivals. In addition to the experience on the track, the technical nature of the kilometers covered works in his favor and goes well with the characteristics of the British rider.
Despite this, Prema has shown that it is still strong after the 2023 season which saw it win the constructors' and drivers' championship with Marta Garcia. Maya weugHowever, compared to his teammate he struggled a bit on the Jeddah circuit, but demonstrated consistency. The Ferrari driver will therefore have a desire for personal redemption and will not be to be underestimated, especially because on these tracks consistency and consistency always pay off.
Furthermore, Prema is the only team to have its own 3 drivers in the top 9 and lead the team standings by 13 points. If they manage the weekend like they showed last time, that points lead could certainly continue to grow.
In conclusion
Summarizing appointments and times with the F1 Academy that you can watch on Sky Sport F1, Sky Sport 4k and in streaming on Now.
Friday May 3:
- FP1 15pm
- FP2 21pm
Saturday May 4:
- Qualifying at 16pm
- Race 1 at 20pm
Sunday May 5th:
- Race 2 at 19pm
