Mercedes’ numbers and the hardware updates in Miami 
The pecking order shifted at the Miami Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli won the race. Mercedes started the season with a big cushion. The gap was 0,56 second in qualifying and 0,53 second in the race. That advantage was badly eroded in Miami. Pole was taken with a lead of just 0,16 second. The margin to the McLaren in the race shrank to 0,02 second per lap.
Mercedes brought two updates to its car. The other teams came armed with far more. Ferrari fitted 11 new parts. Red Bull and McLaren each signed off seven changes. McLaren’s engineers put their progress down to a better overall way of working. The numbers also back up the idea that Miami has never really suited Mercedes cars.
How Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari stacked up on lap time 
Red Bull posted the biggest mathematical gain. The car found 0,92 second per lap. Once adjusted for the circuit, the true improvement comes out at 0,7 second. McLaren also showed a clear step forward. The gap to first place was cut by 0,80 second. The real gain is estimated at 0,56 second after comparing the data with the previous race in Japan.
Ferrari brought the most technical updates of anyone. The track result, though, told a different story. The race deficit stands at 0,46 second per lap. Once the numbers are corrected for the circuit, the actual drop in performance is 0,18 second. The sprint format left little free practice time to properly shake down the new kit.
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The lap time figures from the rest of the field
Williams improved by 0,8 second per lap. After the technical adjustment, that figure drops to 0,23 second. Alpine fitted six new parts across its cars. The calculated time loss is 0,02 second after the circuit correction. Haas and Audi made a combined three changes. Haas lost 0,45 second per lap. Audi’s time fell by 0,91 second after the adjustment was applied.
Aston Martin brought no technical updates at all. Even so, the team’s numbers still show an improvement of 0,28 second per lap. Racing Bulls introduced six new parts. The car lost 0,86 second. Cadillac signed off nine changes to its machine. The gain on track is limited to 0,02 second per lap.
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