Finally, it starts again
After over a month of waiting, F1 finally returns to action in Florida at the circuit of Miami, an event that has reached its fifth edition, having debuted on the calendar in 2022. Andrea Kimi Antonelli arrives in Miami as the World Championship leader, and a year ago on this very track, he proved to be a prodigy by taking pole in Sprint Qualifying on a completely unknown track.
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Obviously, there’s great anticipation because all the teams will bring many updates, Ferrari first and foremost. The cars will potentially be practically new, and it won’t be easy at all for the teams to manage the fact that the weekend features the Sprint format, with drivers having to push in Sprint Qualifying after only one free practice session to test the new features.
The event will be broadcast live in full on Sky Sport F1 and NOW, on TV8 the Sprint will be broadcast live starting Saturday at 18:00, a session that will be preceded by the replay of Sprint Qualifying scheduled for Friday at 22:30 (live on Sky). On TV8 the Qualifying on Saturday evening at 22:00 will also be broadcast live free-to-air, while the Race on Sunday will be broadcast delayed at 23:30. On FormulaPassion.it you will find live text commentary of all sessions. Below are the details of the schedule and the characteristics of the Miami circuit, with F2 also on track.
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Miami GP 2026: TV schedule and session times
Friday, May 1
16:00 F2 Free Practice (Sky Sport F1)
18:00 Free Practice* (Sky Sport F1, live text commentary on FormulaPassion.it)
20:30 F2 Qualifying (Sky Sport F1)
22:30 Sprint Qualifying (Sky Sport F1, live text commentary on FormulaPassion.it, replay on TV8 Saturday at 16:05)
Saturday, May 2
16:00 F2 Sprint Race (Sky Sport F1)
18:00 Sprint (Sky Sport F1 and TV8, live text commentary on FormulaPassion.it)
22:00 Qualifying (Sky Sport F1 and TV8, live text commentary on FormulaPassion.it)
Sunday, May 3
18:30 F2 Feature Race (Sky Sport F1)
22:00 Race (Sky Sport F1, live text commentary on FormulaPassion.it, delayed on TV8 at 23:30)
*The start of the session is brought forward by half an hour, with the duration of Free Practice 1 extended from 60 to 90 minutes due to the FIA’s decision to give teams more time given the regulatory changes approved during the break.
Characteristics of the Miami circuit
Length: 5.410 km
Corners: 19 (7 right and 12 left)
Race distance: 57 laps (308.370 km)
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