Red Bull error sees Hadjar at back of grid for Miami Grand Prix

[p]The French ‌driver had qualified ninth in ‌Saturday's session, and the stewards' decision promoted Alpine's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gasly-pierre/nqYFMBBf/"]Pierre ‌Gasly[/a] to his compatriot's ⁠slot ‌with Audi's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hulkenberg-nico/GfW4SMu7/"]Nico Hulkenberg[/a] moving up ​to 10th.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hadjar-isack/8SAk38Ui/"]Hadjar[/a]'s car failed a post-qualifying measurement inspection ​with a small section of the floorboard protruding millimetres ⁠beyond the ​limit in what [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/red-bull/nD1okUHe/"]Red Bull[/a] admitted was an error on their part.[/p][p][b]"We made a ‌mistake, and we respect the decision of the stewards," said team boss Laurent Mekies.[/b][/p][p][b]"No performance advantage was intended nor gained from this error."[/b][/p][embed guid="1aa126b6-ab69-45b7-adf9-c4b78d1c7870" url="https://x.com/redbullracing/status/2050904110061301802" social-type="twitter" /][p]The race start has been brought forward by three ‌hours after weather forecasts ​predicted thunderstorms and lightning in ‌the area of the Hard Rock Stadium. Mercedes' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antonelli-andrea-kimi/ptGu0mT1/"]Kimi Antonelli[/a] starts on pole for the third race ⁠in ⁠a row.[/p]