© Getty ImagesRed Bull’s Palmowski and Chambers Charge to the Podium in Rain-Hit MiamiAlisha Palmowski and Chloe Chambers turned chaos into champagne in Miami, storming through the pack to grab P2 and P3 in a thrilling Race 1.
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The duo’s Saturday success was built on superb performances in qualifying, with Chloe taking her second pole position of the season with a lap of 2min 0.458s. It was supremely tight, however, with Alisha only missing out on a first career pole by just under two hundredths of a second.
It means that on Race 1’s reverse grid Chloe lined up in eighth place, with Alisha in seventh. But when the lights went out at the start, both were quickly on the move. As the field powered towards Turn 1, McLaren-supported Ella Lloyd, who started from P5, locked up badly and barrelled through the pack, colliding with VCARB’s driver Rafaela Ferreira on her way. With the front runners scattered, Chloe was able to slip her Red Bull Ford through to fourth place behind Puma-supported Aurelia Nobels as Sauber polesitter Emma Felbermayr took the lead ahead of Mercedes driver Doriane Pin. Alisha, meanwhile, went round the outside of the chaos and slotted into fifth place.
Alisha Palmowski & Chloe Chambers: Miami© Getty Images
The Safety Car was briefly deployed to allow for the recovery of Ella’s McLaren car and when racing resumed, Alisha closed right up to her Red Bull stablemate. And on lap 4 she pounced, powering past Chloe to take fourth as further ahead Doriane and Emma diced for the lead.
On the following lap the under-pressure Sauber driver went wide and as Doriane took the lead ahead of Aurelia, the Red Bulls also swept through to take third and fourth.
Alisha was quickly onto Aurelia’s gearbox and just before the halfway point of the race she muscled past the Puma driver to take second place.
The Safety Car made a second appearance when Joanne Cicconte collided with Charlotte Tilbury driver Chloe Chong on lap and the track went green again, Chloe immediately went on the attack and in Turn 11 she went around the outside to squeeze past Aurelia on exit.
Chloe Chambers: Miami© Getty Images
With the podium places sealed, the Bulls set about chasing down Doriane, but with just two laps remaining the French driver was able to hang on for her second win of 2025.
“The podium was always the aim. Although starting from P7, it’s the lowest grid spot that I’ve started from this year, so I knew I’d got my work cut out,” said Alisha afterwards. “I was really surprised by the pace that we had. I think it was really solid, it didn’t drop off towards the end, I think we were in the fight the whole way. Even on that last lap, we were close to Doriane, so it’s a shame we couldn’t quite get the win, but a great result for the team with Chloe in P3 as well.”
The Bulls, due to start Race 2 with a front row lockout, went into Sunday with high hopes, but shortly before the scheduled start heavy rain began to fall. The drivers took off on the formation lap behind the Safety Car, but after multiple laps in its wake and with the conditions worsening the race was eventually red flagged and the decision was taken not to try for another start.
The double podium means the Bulls have now taken seven top-three finishes from the first three rounds. Chloe’s Miami P3 leaves her third in the standings with 53 points, 10 behind Miami winner Doriane and one more behind series leader Maya Weug. Alisha holds onto fourth place with 44 points, 16 clear of Alba Larsen.
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