In a thrilling kick-off to the Miami E-Prix at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nick Cassidy roared to the top spot in FP1, leaving his competitors in the dust. The Jaguar driver dominated the session, outpacing Antonio Felix da Costa from Porsche by a razor-thin margin.
Cassidy’s lightning-fast performance saw him complete 16 laps with a best time of 1m23.785s, just 0.113s ahead of da Costa. Taylor Barnard from NEOM McLaren secured the third spot, trailing behind by 0.58s. The top five was rounded out by Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein, representing Jaguar and Porsche, respectively.
Notable mentions from the session include Sam Bird in sixth place for McLaren, followed by Norman Nato, Dan Ticktum, Maximilian Guenther from DS Penske, and Lucas di Grassi from Lola Yamaha Abt, who completed the top 10.
Championship leader Oliver Rowland faced a challenging session, finishing in 19th place after an incident at Turn 3 where he ran into the grass. The session also saw Zane Maloney, Nico Mueller, and Sebastien Buemi bringing up the rear of the 22-car field.
As the excitement unfolds in Miami, all eyes are now on the upcoming second practice scheduled for Saturday morning, followed by the adrenaline-pumping qualifying session and the much-anticipated 26-lap race in the afternoon. Stay tuned for more action from the electrifying Miami E-Prix!
