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F1 Miami GP: Friday practice schedule, weather, and how to watch

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 17:05
Formula 1 resumes its 2026 season with the Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome, returning after an unexpected five-week hiatus. It will be the first race back after the FIA made some tweaks to the hotly debated regulations.
First held in 2022, this race features tight street course that is set to be part of the F1 calendar until at least 2041 in a historic deal.
Mercedes ...Keep reading

Aprilia runs 2027 MotoGP bike on track for first time in private Jerez test

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 16:57
Aprilia has become the fifth, and last, MotoGP manufacturer to test its 850cc prototype bike on track. The new machine will compete from 2027 onwards, when new technical regulations will roll out in the premier class.
Initially, the test was scheduled for this Thursday, but rain brought an early end to the Moto3 and Moto2 sessions, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, which gave Aprilia a ...Keep reading

What happened during F1’s April break, team by team

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 16:35
How to make the most of an unexpected five-week break? This is the question Formula 1 teams and drivers have had to answer after the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix were cancelled due to the outbreak of the Iran war, which has destabilised the Middle East as a whole.
There was no mandatory shutdown, so to some extent the plan was a no-brainer: postpone the planned April updates into a ...Keep reading

M-Sport weighs up WRC new car build as all options remain open

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 16:01
Partnering with a manufacturer or constructing its own all-new World Rally Championship car for 2028 are options on the table for M-Sport to continue in rallying’s top tier.
The Ford squad’s future in the WRC beyond 2026 is yet to be officially confirmed, although it is expected the team will be present next year, competing with its Ford Fiesta Rally2 car. Under the FIA’s new technical ...Keep reading

Herta on his FP1 opportunities and the ‘biggest goal’

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:58
Colton Herta is set to drive in Barcelona for Cadillac, with the American keen to show the team what he can do.

The state of play at Mercedes

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:58
Mercedes are the team to beat in 2026 so far, but will Kimi Antonelli and George Russell manage to stay ahead of the chasing pack?

Colton Herta: Raw speed my best argument to get F1 seat

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 15:22
Colton Herta says outright speed is the main reason he could be a decent Formula 1 driver.
IndyCar frontrunner Herta switched to F2 this season with a Cadillac seat on the horizon, having been hired by F1’s newest team as a test and development driver.
Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss made it clear that Herta had to “earn” the potential seat, setting a top 10 in this year’s F2 standings ...Keep reading

Aprilia opens new development path in MotoGP with “elephant ears” aero

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 14:39
Aprilia once again turned heads with its new aerodynamic solutions at the Jerez test, amid a fierce fight with Ducati for the 2026 MotoGP title.
Next year's MotoGP regulations aim to reduce the impact of aerodynamics on the 850cc bikes, reflecting a growing sense that current designs may be approaching their limits. The controversy over Aprilia’s “leg wings” earlier this winter – with ...Keep reading

How Formula E will keep the 'biggest asset' of its races in Gen4

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 14:01
The FIA has promised to keep the ‘biggest asset’ of Formula E for when it enters the Gen4 era in the upcoming 2026/27 campaign.
Formula E will move onto its fourth generation of car next season, which is a significant upgrade on its predecessors and features 800+bhp, permanent all-wheel drive and power steering.
It was recently unveiled at Circuit Paul Ricard, where the all-electric ...Keep reading

Yamaha’s Jerez MotoGP updates improve rider feeling but don’t bring performance

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 13:21
Fabio Quartararo says Yamaha’s suite of updates for the Jerez MotoGP test improved the front-end feeling but did not deliver a direct performance gain.
In a bid to get its troubled V4 programme back on track, Yamaha introduced several new components at the first in-season test of the year in Spain on Monday. Notably, one of the fairings Quartararo evaluated was similar to, if not identical ...Keep reading

10 tricky quiz questions about the Miami GP

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
Test your knowledge of Formula 1 racing in Florida ahead of this weekend’s race.

How to stream the 2026 Miami Grand Prix on F1 TV Premium

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
Formula 1 heads to the USA his weekend for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix – and here’s all the information you need to follow the action live on F1 TV.

What is the weather forecast for the Miami Grand Prix?

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
The weather forecast is in ahead of the fourth race weekend of the season from Miami.

What tyres will the teams and drivers have for Miami?

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
After their spring break, the teams and drivers are heading to Miami for the fourth round of the season. But which tyres have Pirelli chosen for the Sprint weekend in the States?

How Miami GP venue will transform for the World Cup

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:57
When this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix is complete, preparations immediately begin at the Hard Rock Stadium for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. F1.com has been finding out more about how this transformation will happen in the short space of a few weeks…

Question of the week: Will the Miami tweaks reshape F1 – or change very little?

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 12:35
Formula 1 arrives in Miami with its first tweaks to the 2026 regulations, introduced in response to early concerns around energy management, racing quality and driver feedback. The changes are intended to address some of the quirks seen in the opening rounds — but how much difference can they really make?
Our journalists have their say.
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How Dani Sordo brings "different ideas" to Hyundai’s WRC Toyota chase

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 11:47
Dani Sordo brought new ideas and a “breath of fresh air” to Hyundai amid its ongoing battle to find answers for its performance struggles in the World Rally Championship, according to team boss Andrew Wheatley.
Struggles extracting consistent speed from the i20 N Rally1, which has a narrow operating window, left Hyundai firmly on the backfoot this year in its battle with Toyota. Thierry ...Keep reading

Aston Martin kept the AMR26 in Japan to test Honda vibration fixes on dyno bench

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 11:14
Before the start of the Formula 1 season, ambitions were high at Aston Martin and the goal was clear: to dare to dream. But even before hitting the track, those dreams had to face a harsh reality, marked by Honda’s shortcomings and, soon after, the need to intervene on the chassis side as well. The situation has been made even more complicated by the fact that the AMR26 has logged very little ...Keep reading

Aprilia stars hail performance jump in Jerez test

Motorsport - Wed, 2026-04-29 10:20
Aprilia MotoGP riders have said that the Italian marque took a step forward during the Monday test at Jerez.
Factory rider Jorge Martin and Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez agreed that progress had been made in the first in-season test of the year, in which three Aprilia riders topped the timesheets despite losing the previous day's race to Ducati and Alex Marquez.
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Listen to F1 Nation’s Miami GP preview

Formula 1 - Wed, 2026-04-29 09:57
Join Tom Clarkson, James Hinchcliffe and Jolyon Palmer as they discuss all the biggest talking points ahead of the fourth round of the 2026 F1 season from Miami.

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