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Hype and expectation are hard things to avoid in Formula 1. Whether it’s anticipation from media and fans or bold claims from new partners, there’s always something or someone tipped for greatness.
But as we’ve seen so often in F1, not everything can live up to the hype. In fact, some things can fall very short.
We’ve picked out 10 things in F1 that fell victim to being overhyped, and tried our best to explain why they didn’t deliver, from a disastrous reunion to a miserable CART-F1 switch:
Kevin Magnussen might be right to feel unease over his tactics in his Miami GP sprint duel with Lewis Hamilton. Further consequences might even be coming. But the real embarrassment belongs to F1 and its officiating
Max Verstappen took an expected victory in Formula 1's Miami GP sprint, but it was a very eventful race - with multiple protagonists and a safety car appearance
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Adrian Newey has been heavily linked with a Ferrari move in the wake of his impending Red Bull exit - but Williams wants to make a return there a realistic alternative. And there is more merit to it than you might think
Lando Norris in the heavily-upgraded McLaren in Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying: P1 in SQ1. P1 in SQ2. P9 when it mattered in SQ3. Why?
A Red Bull - Ferrari - Red Bull top three on a Formula 1 grid may feel routine at a glance but Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying contained plenty of oddities and some significant over and underperformers