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Before Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc even stepped on the race track at the Miami Grand Prix, he hosted a dinner to launch a 16-year-aged Chivas Regal whiskey that he created in collaboration with the brand. It's fitting for Formula 1 , where drivers are just as much a part of the luxury experience as the racing itself.

"We organized a trip to Scotland with all of my childhood best friends," he said of creating the drink, which is a blend of 16 whiskies, a nod to his race number. "It was a very, very, fun weekend."

That's sort of how I felt leaving Miami after my first-ever Formula 1 race at Hard Rock Stadium .…