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George Russell surprised by McLaren and Ferrari performance jump at Miami GP

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:51
George Russell has said he was “surprised” by the size of the performance jump McLaren and Ferrari made after sprint qualifying for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
After Mercedes dominated the opening three rounds of the season, taking every pole position and race win, its control on the new campaign has been loosened as Lando Norris stormed to sprint race pole in Miami, beating ...Keep reading

Antonelli relieved with P2 recovery in Miami Sprint Qualifying

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Kimi Antonelli salvaged a front row grid slot for the F1 Sprint at the Miami International Autodrome on a tricky Friday for Mercedes.

Norris reflects on Sprint pole after bouncing back from 'woeful' SQ2

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Lando Norris will start first for the Miami Sprint on Saturday as Mercedes were beaten in a Qualifying session for the first time in 2026.

Join Norris for his Sprint Qualifying pole lap in Miami

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Lando Norris produced a stunning lap to claim pole position during Sprint Qualifying at the Miami International Autodrome – ending Mercedes’ dominant start to the season.

Watch the highlights from Sprint Qualifying in Miami

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Lando Norris stormed to the first non-Mercedes pole position of the 2026 season in Miami on Friday afternoon, putting his upgraded McLaren at the top of the times during Sprint Qualifying.

Norris seizes pole in Miami Sprint Qualifying

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Lando Norris will line up in pole position for the Sprint at the Miami Grand Prix, the McLaren driver having set the pace in Sprint Qualifying.

F2: Maini beats Camara to pole in closely fought Miami Qualifying

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Alpine Academy ART Grand Prix driver Kush Maini sealed pole position during F2 Qualifying in Miami.

AS IT HAPPENED: Norris storms to Sprint pole in Miami

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Live coverage of Friday's Sprint Qualifying session at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.

Vasseur confirms Ferrari will keep 'flip-flop' wing on in Miami

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:45
Team Principal Fred Vasseur has confirmed that Ferrari will run its 'flip-flop' rear wing during this weekend's Miami Grand Prix.

Norris on Miami sprint pole as McLaren return to form

Formula 1 at the BBC - Fri, 2026-05-01 23:33
McLaren's Lando Norris becomes the first driver to beat a Mercedes in qualifying this year with sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix.

F1 Miami GP: Lando Norris beats Kimi Antonelli to sprint race pole with upgraded McLaren

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
Lando Norris has topped sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, defeating championship leader Kimi Antonelli in an upgraded McLaren Formula 1 car.
Norris topped what turned into a single-lap SQ3 shoot-out at the Miami International Autodrome, handing early 2026 dominator Mercedes a first defeat.
The session at the Miami Autodrome was the first competitive outing following a mid-season ...Keep reading

Stefano Domenicali says F1 is far from finished with US expansion: "Beginning of our journey"

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:02
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali insists that the championship is only scratching the surface of its commercial potential in the United States.
Speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange Miami, Domenicali reflected on a period of impressive expansion for F1 in the United States, revealing that there was interest in hosting more than the current three American races in Miami, Austin and Las ...Keep reading

Adrian Sutil’s $22million Koenigsegg hypercar goes missing amid alleged blackmail case

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 21:47
Former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil's ultra-rare Koenigsegg One:1 has gone missing. Interpol has launched an investigation into the hypercar, which Autoevolution estimates to be worth $22million.
Built between 2014 and 2015, the Koenigsegg One:1 was the first homologated production car in the world with a power-to-weight ratio of 1:1. Only seven were made, making it an incredibly rare piece of ...Keep reading

The Miami GP long runs: Mercedes leads, challengers on the rise

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 21:15
Representative long runs are rare on a Formula 1 sprint weekend, but since practice in Miami was extended to 90 minutes with a view to the 2026 regulation changes, this time a substantial body of data was gathered – including plenty of running with heavy fuel loads.
This allows for significantly more precise conclusions about the true competitive order for the sprint as well as Sunday’s ...Keep reading

Watch the FP1 highlights from Miami as Leclerc sets the pace

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 20:41
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc ended the first and only practice session of the Miami Grand Prix weekend on top.

The top finds we picked at the F1 store unlike anything else

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 20:41
The newly-launched F1 Flagship Store in Miami offers fans an experience unlike anything else.

Leclerc leads Verstappen and Piastri during Miami practice

Formula 1 - Fri, 2026-05-01 20:41
Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets as the 2026 F1 season resumed with Free Practice 1 for the Miami Grand Prix on Friday – the Ferrari driver leading the way from Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, while Mercedes faced early issues.

Cadillac unveils limited-edition CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series ahead of Miami GP

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 20:39
Cadillac announced the release of the 685-horsepower CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series during the Autosport Business Exchange Miami ahead of the 2026 Miami Grand Prix. 
Developed in collaboration with Formula 1, the CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series is limited to just 26 units as a nod to the year that the American outfit made its debut in the championship.
It also features various ...Keep reading

F1 Miami GP: Saturday sprint schedule, weather, and how to watch

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 20:00
Formula 1 resumes its 2026 season at the Miami Grand Prix this weekend, returning to the Miami International Autodrome after an unexpected five-week hiatus and the FIA’s latest tweaks to the hotly debated regulations.
First held in 2022, the Miami race has quickly become one of F1’s highest-profile U.S. stops. Built around the Hard Rock Stadium complex, the tight street-style circuit is set ...Keep reading

Denny Hamlin aggressively weighs in on Gibbs, Dickerson and Spire lawsuit

Motorsport - Fri, 2026-05-01 19:23
With the exception of a very reserved legalese declaration, Denny Hamlin has largely kept his feelings to himself regarding the Joe Gibbs Racing v Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit.
Those feelings were made way more explicit on Thursday evening.
Earlier in the day, Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson appeared on the GluckCast weekly show and answered a very specific question ...Keep reading

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