News for FP1 in Miami, with an important change regarding the duration of the free practice session
After more than a month’s break, it is finally time to restart the engines for F1 as well. There is less and less time left until the circus returns to track activities, which will kick off in Miami
The fourth round of the season is scheduled for next weekend at the Florida circuit, with some important news starting from Friday’s free practice.
How FP1 is changing
The Miami weekend will feature the Sprint format. As already happened in China in Shanghai, it will therefore be time for the second Sprint Race of the year.
The new rules introduced following the April 20 meeting between team principals and the FIA will therefore be “accompanied” by an important change in the duration of the only free practice session of the weekend.
From the standard 60-minute session, we will return to the 90 minutes of a few years ago, with the FIA making it official a few moments ago: “Following consultation with all stakeholders, it has been agreed that Free Practice 1 (FP1) at the Miami Grand Prix will be extended to 90 minutes. As a result, the session will now run from 12:00 to 13:30 local time. All other track sessions planned before FP1 will also move forward by 30 minutes”.
“This decision has been taken in recognition of the gap since the last Grand Prix, the recently announced regulatory and technical adjustments, and the fact that as the Miami Grand Prix operates under the Sprint format which reduces the amount of practice time available over the course of the weekend”.
