{"id":648631,"date":"2026-05-04T08:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/648631\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T08:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T08:24:16","slug":"supercars-news-onboard-footage-of-miami-supercars-laps-emerges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/648631\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Onboard footage of Miami Supercars laps emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-04-at-1.48.15-pm-1.png\" alt=\"Onboard footage of Miami Supercars laps emerges\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJamie Whincup on-track in Miami in a Gen3 Ford Mustang. Image: Red Bull Ampol Racing Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Supercars champion, now team principal and managing director at Triple Eight, has been in the US on what was dubbed a \u201csecret mission\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-ford-mustang-gen3-video-homestead-miami-on-track-red-bull-triple-eight-jamie-whincup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Late last week it was revealed that the US-based ex-DJR Mustang, now owned by Ford, had been on track at the Homestead-Miami circuit wearing 2026 Red Bull Ampol Racing colours<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequent content posted by Triple Eight shows that Whincup was behind the wheel of the Mustang.<\/p>\n<p>Speedcafe understands that it was Red Bull and Ford collaboration event targeted at influencers and content creators in the lead-up to the Miami Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull hosted a similar event at Calder Park on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix involving Broc Feeney, a Gen3 Ford Mustang, a Dakar T1+ car and Daniel Ricciardo.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisements<\/p>\n<p>Whincup did have a convoluted involvement in that Calder outing, <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-jamie-whincup-secret-shakedown-queensland-raceway-time-attack-ford-mustang-gen3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">charged with shaking down the team newly-built spare Mustang at Queensland Raceway during a Time Attack-style event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The US-based Mustang is not in full Supercars-spec, with tweaks such as the removal of the front undertray ensuring that it can\u2019t be used for genuine testing purposes.<\/p>\n<p>It also requires approval from Supercars each time it runs on track.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DX0uXMaz3vV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Red Bull Ampol Racing (@redbullampolracing)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DX5xk4XzVOr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A post shared by Red Bull Ampol Racing (@redbullampolracing)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/250635\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777348516_29_250635.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <a class=\"tags_archive_page\" href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/tags\" style=\"background: none;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tags: <\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/tag\/jamie-whincup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jamie whincup<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/tag\/triple-eight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">triple eight<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jamie Whincup on-track in Miami in a Gen3 Ford Mustang. 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