Free Practice 1 at the Miami Grand Prix will be extended to 90 minutes, rather than the traditional 60.<\/p>\n
The sport\u2019s governing body, the FIA, made the announcement as Formula 1 moves closer to the 2026 season resumption. At the Miami GP, we will get out first taste of F1 2026 with the revised regulations.<\/p>\n
FIA confirms Miami GP FP1 90-minute session change<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for news you can trust.<\/p>\n With three rounds\u2019 worth of data to assess, various tweaks have been made to the regulations following meetings during April.<\/p>\n Those include changes to the maximum recharge allowed over a lap and super clipping peak in qualifying, in order to better showcase performance.<\/p>\n The maximum boost power during a race has been reduced, while car behaviour in the event of a poor start has also been addressed as part of the updates.<\/p>\n With various changes coming for Miami \u2013 this being a Sprint weekend \u2013 the FIA has confirmed that the sole practice session will be extended from 60 to 90 minutes, a move agreed upon following consultation with all stakeholders.<\/p>\n More on the pre-Miami GP changes<\/p>\n FIA confirms changes to F1 2026 rules for Miami Grand Prix<\/a><\/p>\n Why F1\u2019s 2026 rule vote chose evolution over revolution<\/a><\/p>\n The FIA cites not only the regulation tweaks and Sprint format as reasons for extending Miami FP1, but also the five-week gap between Suzuka and Miami.<\/p>\n The session has an updated local time of 12:00 to 13:30.<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n