F1 began its inaugural Miami GP with a frantic pair of practice sessions as teams and drivers got to grips with the Miami International Autodrome, where Charles Leclerc led the opening practice session before Russell capped an encouraging day for Mercedes with top spot in FP2.
Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen were the big names to struggle on Friday, with the Ferrari driver crashing early in FP2 which ended his session prematurely while the reigning F1 world champion failed to set a lap time in the session due to reliability woes following a gearbox change and a hydraulics issue.
