What F1 stands to gain from a wet Miami GP
It has long been fashionable for the Cassandras of the F1 paddock to cry woe, woe and thrice woe from the Thursday of a race weekend onwards, based on the weather forecast for Sunday. In Miami, this has been lent an additional significance – and not just because the start of Sunday’s race has been […]
Hadjar to be excluded from Miami GP qualifying over technical breach
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar is set to be thrown out of qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix for falling foul of the Formula 1 technical regulations. During scrutineering Hadjar’s RB22 was found to be illegal due to the dimension of the floor board, which was found to be protruding two millimetres beyond the dimension defined in […]
Why Norris expects F1 drivers to still “get penalised” for trying to go quicker after rule tweaks
During the race weekend in Miami, drivers have been able to get their first taste of the changes to the technical regulations. The tweaks to energy management are intended to address the, at times, dangerous closing speeds and make qualifying more on the limit, but the FIA and Formula 1 immediately made it clear that […]
Why Albon’s track-limits strike in F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying came too late
As the clock ticked down during the second phase of qualifying for the Miami GP sprint race, Formula 1’s world TV feed briefly cut to the incongruous spectacle of Liam Lawson sitting in his car in the Racing Bulls garage. Lawson had been eliminated in the first phase of sprint qualifying but his team was […]
Red Bull’s Miami GP updates have «almost halved» gap to F1 frontrunners
Max Verstappen believes that Red Bull’s wealth of upgrades for the Miami Grand Prix have so far «almost halved» the gap to the leaders, but still sees weaknesses in this year’s RB22 to work on. Red Bull caught the eye with its own interpretation of the «Macarena» rear wing; when the active aero system is […]
Apple reveals early F1 2026 viewership surge after US broadcast rights deal
Just three races into Apple’s first season as Formula 1’s exclusive broadcaster for the United States, Apple SVP Eddy Cue says viewership is «way up» versus last year’s numbers by ESPN — with fans watching more than just Sunday’s grand prix. Speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange Miami on Friday ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, […]
Honda details «countermeasures» for Miami GP after horror start to F1 2026 with Aston Martin
Honda is confident it has improved the situation that has so far plagued Aston Martin’s start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign ahead of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. The Silverstone outfit is bottom of the championship after its first three races with Honda as its power unit supplier, with the partnership plagued by vast […]
F1 rule changes for Miami GP are «just a tickle»
Max Verstappen has described the Formula 1 regulation changes as “just a tickle” in terms of the impact it will have, but sees the greater communication and interaction between the drivers and rules makers as a positive development. The FIA and F1 used the April break, as planned, to review the technical regulations. The consensus […]
What Apple TV’s Miami Grand Prix coverage means for the future of F1 in the U.S.
The Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix lands at a defining moment in the 2026 season, with more ways than ever to follow how Formula 1 unfolds during the first round in the United States. After a disrupted opening stretch, teams arrive in Miami with upgrades, revised setups and unanswered questions. With a sprint format, […]