It was a long haul from the shores of the Caspian Sea to Miami and equally wide change in culture. But Formula 1 has set up shop in Florida's Magic City and opened for business.

Check out our gallery of pictures from Thursday's media at the Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the NFL's Miami Dolphins on loan to this weekend to Formula 1.

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