{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"2026 Miami GP Sprint Race & Qualifying Review","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/2026-miami-gp-sprint-race-qualifying-review","audioUrl":"https://bluewire.simplecastaudio.com/3fbd7796-103f-4bb6-88ba-c5934aab0d6b/episodes/b3738d65-e6a2-40da-9686-c4fadf246cdd/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=3fbd7796-103f-4bb6-88ba-c5934aab0d6b&awEpisodeId=b3738d65-e6a2-40da-9686-c4fadf246cdd&feed=geLKOBMZ","description":"It was a Saturday full of surprises in Miami, with the Sprint Race and Qualifying sessions seeing different teams rise to the top. Ben and Sam break down the action and explore what caused the shake-up in the order ahead of tomorrow's race...\nGet involved in F1 Fantasy this season! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Late Braking league⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and see if you can beat us... LEAGUE CODE: C6Y6R4ZUY02 Want more Late Braking? 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Here, they’re saying he scored sprint points that put him tied for second."}},{"startTime":2544.7,"endTime":2551.1,"type":"term","title":"temps faster","url":"/glossary/temps-faster","quote":"Yeah, I mean, I gave it to Verstappen yesterday when he was nine temps faster than his teammate. And today, he's eight temps faster than his teammate.","canonicalId":"term:temps-faster","priority":0.4,"confidence":0.75,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Temps faster” is a French-derived way of saying “time faster,” i.e., how many seconds (or tenths of a second) a driver was quicker than a teammate. 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In qualifying, that kind of gap can be the difference between positions."}},{"startTime":2571.9,"endTime":2576.7,"type":"brand","title":"Ayrton Senga","quote":"As a fact, it was only two before commu-entering, Ellie, of course, with Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senga doing that.","canonicalId":"brand:ayrton-senga","priority":0.2,"confidence":0.6,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"“Ayrton Senga” is a transcription error for Ayrton Senna, referenced as another driver who previously managed consecutive pole positions. The point is to highlight how uncommon a three-pole streak is in F1 history.","simplifiedExplanation":"They’re talking about Ayrton Senna (the transcript says “Senga”) as another famous driver who achieved a similar qualifying streak. 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