F1's return at the Miami Grand Prix will feature a major change after the FIA confirmed that FP1 has been extended to 90 minutes. The sport is back in action this weekend following an enforced five-week break, with the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix both cancelled.

Laurent Mekies says Red Bull’s Miami upgrades worked as Verstappen clocks P2 in FP1 behind Leclerc, debuting the team’s ‘Macarena’ rear wing on the RB22

As the 2025 Formula 1 season comes to a close at the Yas Marina Circuit, fans will notice some big absences from Free Practice 1 (FP1): racing stars Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton, among others, will be sitting out the opening session. The reason?

Formula One is back in the U.S. for round 19 of the 2024 world championship at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here As for the rest of the FP1 classification behind Carlos Sainz’s leading 1:33.602?

Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets as Formula One returned from its enforced five‑week break with a single, extended practice session at the Miami Grand Prix.