Miami will be hosting round five of the FIA Formula E championship and the first of two races in the United States of America.

The Miami track is only 2. 17 km long and consists of eight corners. The track has a number of long straights and 90-degree corners, with a pit lane midway round the lap at turn six. In addition, the track is located around the American Airlines Arena, which is the home of NBA basketball team Miami Heat.

Marco Andretti thinks that Miami is a great place to hold a Formula E race, as the American city has a lot to offer the fans.

“There is no better city for a race – Miami has the best restaurants and shopping and will be a great atmosphere for Formula E fans. The track layout looks great for passing because of the big brake zones and will lend to some exciting racing. Turns 4, 5, 7 and 8 will be very important as they lead onto straights. ” said Marco Andretti.

The main overtaking opportunities on the Miami ePrix track is turn one, four, and five. Turn one is probably the best place to get an overtake done, as the drivers can make good use of the slipstream of the car in front.

Another possible overtaking spot is turn five. Drivers who get a good exit from turn four could put themselves in a position to dive down the inside going into turn five. The same can be said for turn six. Drivers who get a clean exit from turn five could find themselves in a position to overtake once they get to turn six. As well as this, we could see overtakes that take a couple of corners to materialise in this section of track.

It will be interesting to see how teams set their cars up for this race. Due to the long straights and tight 90-degree corners. Teams will need to have enough downforce in the corners to negotiate them safely, plus the car needs to be as low as possible so they can get good straight-line speeds on the long straight.