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

[stephen]

The rain still hasn't arrived yet I believe. It was suppose to be coming at Lap 20.

[gearboxtrouble]

The balance of energy limitations in race trim was a lot better than the previous races. Closing speeds were lesser. Drivers were having to go all the way to the brake zone to make their moves. F1 has to find compromise between old and new fans. We are close to what that looks like.

This is one of the most energy rich circuits on the calendar. IIRC only Monaco and Singapore have more harvestable braking available. Lets wait and see how things look in Canada before saying the changes made any real difference.

We already had China which was also energy rich and it was a yo-yo fest.

2 of the straights in Miami had 250kW MGU-K power limits. The superclipping was more powerful. So they drained the energy more slowly and they could charge faster. That's part of why driver's could overtake one another over the course of 2 laps instead of yo-yoing for 10 laps. It made it feel like drivers could actually accomplish a pass that they earned, rather than to just lose their position immediately every single time in order to create a social media friendly gimmick.

We are straddling the lines of actual sport and entertainment.

Sure it was just about adequate to be called F1 here. That's not a good sign for some of the faster circuits with less braking like Canada, Silverstone or Austria. If we're back to energy starvation there and the drivers continue to have to choose between taking a corner like Copse as fast as the car is able to and harvesting through them to go faster on the straight then we're still going to be back to looking like the farce in Suzuka.

[PlatinumZealot]

Charles, Antonelli and Max are my drivers of the year so far. Really maximising everything. Gasly has been operating on a high level too.

[AR3-GP]

This is one of the most energy rich circuits on the calendar. IIRC only Monaco and Singapore have more harvestable braking available. Lets wait and see how things look in Canada before saying the changes made any real difference.

We already had China which was also energy rich and it was a yo-yo fest.

2 of the straights in Miami had 250kW MGU-K power limits. The superclipping was more powerful. So they drained the energy more slowly and they could charge faster. That's part of why driver's could overtake one another over the course of 2 laps instead of yo-yoing for 10 laps. It made it feel like drivers could actually accomplish a pass that they earned, rather than to just lose their position immediately every single time in order to create a social media friendly gimmick.

We are straddling the lines of actual sport and entertainment.

Sure it was just about adequate to be called F1 here. That's not a good sign for some of the faster circuits with less braking like Canada, Silverstone or Austria. If we're back to energy starvation there and the drivers continue to have to choose between taking a corner like Copse as fast as the car is able to and harvesting through them to go faster on the straight then we're still going to be back to looking like the farce in Suzuka.

I can't promise anything about the future races but I enjoyed this more than the previous ones and imo the concept of the updates (strategic 250kW limits and faster charging) will improve things on the more energy starved circuits.

[gearboxtrouble]

We already had China which was also energy rich and it was a yo-yo fest.

2 of the straights in Miami had 250kW MGU-K power limits. The superclipping was more powerful. So they drained the energy more slowly and they could charge faster. That's part of why driver's could overtake one another over the course of 2 laps instead of yo-yoing for 10 laps. It made it feel like drivers could actually accomplish a pass that they earned, rather than to just lose their position immediately every single time in order to create a social media friendly gimmick.

We are straddling the lines of actual sport and entertainment.

Sure it was just about adequate to be called F1 here. That's not a good sign for some of the faster circuits with less braking like Canada, Silverstone or Austria. If we're back to energy starvation there and the drivers continue to have to choose between taking a corner like Copse as fast as the car is able to and harvesting through them to go faster on the straight then we're still going to be back to looking like the farce in Suzuka.

I can't promise anything about the future races, I enjoyed this more than the previous ones.

That we agree on. It was the most normal feeling race weekend of the year so far and this isn't a track or location I like at all (worst of the US tracks by some distance).

[Wouter]

WOW! That is really harsh!

[mzso]

WOW! That is really harsh!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HHbLUB0WAAA ... =4096x4096

What did Hamilton get when he cut every turn in front of Alonso?
Edit:
Looked it up. 5 seconds. Figures...

[mzso]

Why isn't Leclerc's wing flipped here? Malfunction?

https://youtu.be/5gYys4GL7S0?t=400

[fourmula1]

Kimi, Lando, Oscar……very likable young fast podium. Pretty cool. These kids are fast!

[CjC]

Why isn't Leclerc's wing flipped here? Malfunction?
https://imgbox.com/NhNp1zAj
https://youtu.be/5gYys4GL7S0?t=400

Top post on page 172 in the Ferrari thread is where you’ll find your answer

[langedweil]

Why isn't Leclerc's wing flipped here? Malfunction?
https://imgbox.com/NhNp1zAj
https://youtu.be/5gYys4GL7S0?t=400

Top post on page 172 in the Ferrari thread is where you’ll find your answer

Well, made sense .. like the old DRS games
Bit tires were too far gone

[PlatinumZealot]

So Leckerc again loses points unneccessarily.

Hamilton too fighting Colapinto was not needed at all and he austained huge damage as a result.

[RonMexico]

Chuck makes mistakes and finishes well, where was the other Ferrari driver?

[cplchanb]

Chuck makes mistakes and finishes well, where was the other Ferrari driver?

Nursing damage from being rammed into and engine temp issues... where were you all race?

[cplchanb]

Hamilton too fighting Colapinto was not needed at all and he austained huge damage as a result.

Why not? We all know that once things string out it would be much more difficult to pass. Ham was more than alongside Franco and was entitled to go for it. Had it been max he would've been praised either way for going for it too.