Miami Grand Prix: Lando Norris says drivers ‘threw in the deep end’ for expected wet race.

Teammate Oscar Piastri added: “Obviously it’s going to be an unknown journey for everyone. It’s usually very heavy here when it rains, so it could be an interesting day.”

“It’s just what happens with the power unit, how you get the power, what you get the power is in the hands of the computer.

“This is just to make sure it works as well as we expect. Of course, when it’s wet, the margin for error is much smaller.”

The forecast is for wet weather with occasional thunderstorms throughout the day. Rights holder F1 and governing body the FIA ​​will meet on Saturday evening to decide on changing the race schedule to give the race an extra chance, with the race starting at 16:00 (21:00 BST) on Sunday.

By moving the start of the race, it would be leaving things as they were due to disruptions in television schedules.

But if it rains heavily, the cars can’t run, and American rules prevent the race from going ahead if there’s a thunderstorm.

There is an additional complication that if there is an electrical storm near the place, the authorities will not allow the people in the large audience to stay in the open space.

Verstappen and both Ferrari drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, who started third and sixth respectively, both drove in the wet in pre-season testing when Red Bull’s Issac Hadjar crashed out doing so.

The rest of the drivers from the leading groups have no experience with the new cars in the rain.