2026 Miami Grand Prix - Miami Intl. Autodrome, May 01 - 03

[Farnborough]

Looks like they have extended FP1 from 1 hr to 1.5 hrs. Is it for this weekend only, or in general for all sprint weekends ? when was this announced ?

Announcement last week, with regard to new deployment parameters and because its a sprint and to give them more evaluation/optimization time. One off on this occasion.

[De Wet]

Looks like they have extended FP1 from 1 hr to 1.5 hrs. Is it for this weekend only, or in general for all sprint weekends ? when was this announced ?

Announcement last week, with regard to new deployment parameters and because its a sprint and to give them more evaluation/optimization time. One off on this occasion.

Pity. They should make this change permanent for sprint weekends.

[Wouter]

From The Weather Channel.

[cplchanb]

well... at least we will get to see them use the hybrid rain mode for their active aero for the first time.... belgium 2021 all over again???

[maxxer]

From The Weather Channel.

https://i.postimg.cc/N0fpB4sW/Schermafb ... 150107.png

Motorsport already reporting about american laws, event might be cancelled("Suspended") or so if there is a risk of thunderstorms

[Matt2725]

Race:
1. Kimi
2. King George
3. Charles
4. Max

Swap the front two around and add a McLaren in P3.

[search]

Looks like they have extended FP1 from 1 hr to 1.5 hrs. Is it for this weekend only, or in general for all sprint weekends ? when was this announced ?

Announcement last week, with regard to new deployment parameters and because its a sprint and to give them more evaluation/optimization time. One off on this occasion.

Pity. They should make this change permanent for sprint weekends.

half an hour more unfortunately won't add much without additional tires. Teams often sacrifice a set of softs on top, but apart from that, they basically have one set only.

[search]

From The Weather Channel.

https://i.postimg.cc/N0fpB4sW/Schermafb ... 150107.png

Motorsport already reporting about american laws, event might be cancelled("Suspended") or so if there is a risk of thunderstorms

In Nascar there's always an endless delay in case of thunderstorms, because they are only cleared to race again 30 minutes after the latest lightning in the area (8 mile radius around the track). I have never seen it applied in F1, though, so I would think they made some kind of deal.

[venkyhere]

I am surprised that 'lightning' is such a big deal on an open-sky race track where even the barricades are 3-4 times the height of the cars. At-risk are the seating structures and their roofs (which can be addressed by 3-4 lightning arrester rods sticking out of the top of each 'stand') - they can return the entry fee of the spectators and ask them to watch on TV , without cancelling the race. The event will still be on, just that we won't have helicopter/drone camera shots in the telecast. Which is fine.
Cancelling the race is pretty naive, TBH.

[Seanspeed]

I am surprised that 'lightning' is such a big deal on an open-sky race track where even the barricades are 3-4 times the height of the cars. At-risk are the seating structures and their roofs (which can be addressed by 3-4 lightning arrester rods sticking out of the top of each 'stand') - they can return the entry fee of the spectators and ask them to watch on TV , without cancelling the race. The event will still be on, just that we won't have helicopter/drone camera shots in the telecast. Which is fine.
Cancelling the race is pretty naive, TBH.

We're not just talking about some simple thunderstorm. Springtime thunderstorms in Florida can get quite extreme.

[Wouter]

I am surprised that 'lightning' is such a big deal on an open-sky race track where even the barricades are 3-4 times the height of the cars.

Cancelling the race is pretty naive, TBH.

.
"Cancelling the race is pretty naive, TBH."

I don't agree at all!

What about when there is a crash and the pilot needs a helicopter to the hospital?!

The helicopter is not allowed to fly when there is a thunderstorm nearby the circuit or nearby the hospital!!

[gearboxtrouble]

As someone who lives in the Southern US a forecast for thunderstorms does not mean hours of lightning and thunder 99% of the time. There's usually a line of storms that moves through in <30 mins with some heavy rains, lightning and thunder. You might still have low intensity showers after but the "storm" part of it is done. Its only when they train over a single line of locations that you have serious events and judging by the precip totals in the forecast, that isn't expected to be the case here.

[PlatinumZealot]

McLaren dominance begins on Saturday. It will be very embarrasing for Merc but they can't do anything about it anyway.

On another matter.. If Lewis dares to invite a certain Kardashian as guest let's just say that afirmation means we can call the end of his career, write him off as bankrupt in six months, in a madhouse in a year while nursing an STD or two.

[zibby43]

They won’t cancel. They’d move it up or move it back, if needed.

Forecast is for a 50% chance of storms with medium confidence. It’s a coin flip. If it does rain, it won’t be a total washout.

[Seanspeed]

As someone who lives in the Southern US a forecast for thunderstorms does not mean hours of lightning and thunder 99% of the time. There's usually a line of storms that moves through in <30 mins with some heavy rains, lightning and thunder. You might still have low intensity showers after but the "storm" part of it is done. Its only when they train over a single line of locations that you have serious events and judging by the precip totals in the forecast, that isn't expected to be the case here.

In Florida, it's not always some 'line' of storms, and often involves sporadic, quick forming outbreaks of storms all over, especially in the afternoon and into evening. And even if short lived, each one can easily be red flag-level of severity with rain and/or lightning.