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

[FrukostScones]

The only positive thing about 2026 is Kimi beating George...

yawn.

[AR3-GP]

The GP should be moved up to noon start time. Anything later will be a rain delayed farce. Let's see if common sense prevails and the support series get cancelled. It takes two seconds to make the call and prioritize having a race.

[gearboxtrouble]

Miami weather forecasts have more in common with astrology than science. All that can be said for sure is anytime in the afternoon is a bad idea for the race - these spring fronts tend to arrive quicker than expected. I would say any later than 10am would be really rolling the dice.

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Another DNS for Hülkenberg, by the look of it

[djones]

KC has put some podge on over the winter.

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both Red Bull will start on used mediums from SQ, everyone else in the Top 10 on new ones

[FrukostScones]

they fixed it.

[matt_b]

Mclaren and Ferrari building a gap to both Mercedes, who wouldve thought after the first 3 races

[Mcl_G10]

Ferrari have very slightly jumped ahead of merc and mclaren have comfortable jumped both.

[djones]

What a boring race.

[zibby43]

What a boring race.

Hope all the reg. change advocates are happy because they all better get used to this the rest of the season.

[AR3-GP]

The only reason that the first races had back and forth is because Mercedes was the fastest car, had bad starts, and then had the pace to pass everyone. Now that Mercedes is no longer the fastest car, that cheap plot is dead.

Mclaren has the fastest car, and they also have good starts. No more cheap plot for F1. It has nothing to do with the regs changes. There was plenty of dueling behind the leaders. Hamilton vs Verstappen. Russell vs Antonelli. Hadjar vs Colapinto. Alonso vs Stroll and the Cadillacs. The group behind the Alpines.

With these reg changes, drivers can push more and the stronger drivers are putting distance between themselves and their weaker teammates. Exactly how F1 should be. Sport comes first.

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Sprint lap times, if anyone is interested. Not much deg, despite the high temperatures

[FittingMechanics]

The only reason that the first races had back and forth is because Mercedes was the fastest car, had bad starts, and then had the pace to pass everyone. Now that Mercedes is no longer the fastest car, that cheap plot is dead.

Mclaren has the fastest car, and they also have good starts. No more cheap plot for F1. It has nothing to do with the regs changes. There was plenty of dueling behind the leaders. Hamilton vs Verstappen. Russell vs Antonelli. Hadjar vs Colapinto. Alonso vs Stroll and the Cadillacs. The group behind the Alpines.

With these reg changes, drivers can push more and the stronger drivers are putting distance between themselves and their weaker teammates. Exactly how F1 should be. Sport comes first.

Back and forth was happening because drivers were unused to the energy usage and thus handled it like a bull in a china shop. Use up too much to get ahead and then lose out on next straight. As predicted, they learned to do this better and make overtakes stick more often. But you still get energy use opening up opportunities (example Hadjar today)

Ofcourse if cars are in order of pace after T1 you probably won't get a lot of overtaking.

[AR3-GP]

The only reason that the first races had back and forth is because Mercedes was the fastest car, had bad starts, and then had the pace to pass everyone. Now that Mercedes is no longer the fastest car, that cheap plot is dead.

Mclaren has the fastest car, and they also have good starts. No more cheap plot for F1. It has nothing to do with the regs changes. There was plenty of dueling behind the leaders. Hamilton vs Verstappen. Russell vs Antonelli. Hadjar vs Colapinto. Alonso vs Stroll and the Cadillacs. The group behind the Alpines.

With these reg changes, drivers can push more and the stronger drivers are putting distance between themselves and their weaker teammates. Exactly how F1 should be. Sport comes first.

Back and forth was happening because drivers were unused to the energy usage and thus handled it like a bull in a china shop. Use up too much to get ahead and then lose out on next straight. As predicted, they learned to do this better and make overtakes stick more often. But you still get energy use opening up opportunities (example Hadjar today)

Ofcourse if cars are in order of pace after T1 you probably won't get a lot of overtaking.

I agree on that first point too. Nothing that is happening now is particularly surprising, and it's kneejerk to blame it on the tweaks to the regulations.