{"id":626194,"date":"2026-04-23T17:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/626194\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:54:10","slug":"f1-news-today-lewis-hamilton-gets-new-ferrari-upgrades-verstappen-told-to-leave-red-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/626194\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton gets new Ferrari upgrades, Verstappen told to leave Red Bull"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The unexpected spring break is now in full swing, leaving F1 teams and drivers without any races, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/lewis-hamilton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/ferrari\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a> are hard at work.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nInstead, they\u2019re focusing on other tasks, and Ferrari is making the most of the downtime with a dedicated testing day and a fresh upgrade package.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1082197\/f1-ferrari-lewis-hamilton-testing-monza-miami-grand-prix-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>FIA announce Miami Grand Prix change after race cancellations<\/p>\n<p>\nThe FIA have made a decision surrounding the Miami Grand Prix following the unexpected cancellation of races that have hit the sport.&#13;<\/p>\n<p> Article continues under video<\/p>\n<p>\nThe axing of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix has had a knock on effect to the Miami race in Florida.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1082282\/f1-fia-miami-grand-prix-fp1-90-minutes-races-cancelled\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull F1 exodus continues as yet another key figure announces departure<\/p>\n<p>\nThe exodus of big names from Red Bull has been one of the stories of the F1 year and now we have another key name announcing their departure.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nSome two months on from the news initially breaking, Senior Communications Manager Alice Hedworth has officially confirmed her exit from the team.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n\u27a1\ufe0f <a title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1082236\/red-bull-f1-exodus-continues-alice-hedworth-departure-confirmed-official\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE<\/a>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen will leave Red Bull BEFORE Gianpiero Lambiase<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-drivers\/max-verstappen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Max Verstappen<\/a> will leave Red Bull before great ally Gianpiero Lambiase &#8211; 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