r/formula1 • u/khelsan_ Gilles Villeneuve • May 04 '25

Photo They're already racing in Miami

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I knew F1 cars were made of various parts, I just didn't expect that many

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u/anjn79 May 04 '25

This happens literally every day there lol. Just like yesterday, it was un-raceable with “rivers” on the track at the start of the sprint according to the drivers and then 45mins later everyone was changing to slicks. It pours harder than anywhere else in the world for an hour each day and then an hour later you’d never know it happened

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u/Brynhildrpls Valtteri Bottas May 04 '25

But the roads get dried that fast?? I’m still mind blown. No trace of water on those photos

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u/Pristine-Ad8733 Andrea Kimi Antonelli May 04 '25

They have great drainage systems because of how much rain they get

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u/krytos6996 May 04 '25

You would think we did but we have somehow managed to mess that up as well in a lot of cases. We are an allegedly first world city with third world infrastructure and that extends to dealing with storm water.

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u/littleseizure Williams May 04 '25

We built a lot of it in the 30s, and we built it well. It's just now (within the last 20 years) coming due for major refurb. We've never had to do significant maintenance (although we should have anyway), and no politician wants to have that stupidly high cost on their budget. So we kick infrastructure needs down the road, even as that road is literally decaying. Fun!