Miami Grand Prix FP1 session extended to 90 minutes

It has been announced that Free Practice 1 at the upcoming Miami Grand Prix will be extended to 90 minutes when the season resumes following a five-week break.

The session during the Miami weekend – which takes place across May 1-3 – will now run from 1200 to 1330 local time, meaning that all other track sessions scheduled prior to FP1 will also move forwards by 30 minutes.

A statement from the FIA confirming the news reads: “This decision has been taken in recognition of the gap since the last Grand Prix, the recently announced regulatory and technical adjustments, and the fact that as the Miami Grand Prix operates under the Sprint format which reduces the amount of practice time available over the course of the weekend.”

The remainder of the event will run as originally planned, with Sprint Qualifying being held at 1630 local time later on Friday before the second Sprint of the season takes place at 1200 on Saturday.

Qualifying follows at 1600 on Saturday, while the Grand Prix itself gets underway on Sunday at 1600.

The Miami Grand Prix marks the fourth round of the campaign, with Kimi Antonelli currently heading the Drivers' Championship standings while Mercedes are on top of the Teams’ standings.