READ MORE: Kimi Antonelli takes Miami Grand Prix pole for another expected run in the wet<\/a><\/p>\nThe Federation International de l\u2019Automobile (FIA) made the announcement Saturday night, stating in a social media post that after talks with Formula One Management and South Florida Motorsports, the start time got moved \u201cto ensure the least amount of disruption to the race and to ensure the maxium possible window; to complete the Grand Prix in the best conditions; and to prioritize the safety of drivers, fans, teams and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n
Avoiding getting drenched or the threat of lightning strikes and delays doesn\u2019t mean a dry race. The National Weather Service still says thunderstorms are possible after noon, there\u2019s an 80% chance of rain and the downfall should be 1\/2 to 3\/4 of an inch.<\/p>\n
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So, Sunday should still test the new rules for wet running, part of the package of adjustments to the new formula during April. According to the FIA:<\/p>\n
\u201cMaximum ERS deployment will be reduced, limiting torque and improving car control in low-grip conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rear light systems have been simplified, with clearer and more consistent visual cues to improve visibility and reaction time for following drivers in poor conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The start of Sunday\u2019s Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix has been moved back three hours in hopes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[105986,31514,111314,123,2431,108650,125,31516,124,111315],"class_list":["post-256345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-fia","tag-formula-1","tag-formula-one-management","tag-miami","tag-miami-gardens","tag-miami-grand-prix","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-international-autodrome","tag-miami-news","tag-south-florida-motorsports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}