{"id":1899654,"date":"2026-04-23T13:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899654"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:08:00","slug":"f1-miami-grand-prix-2026-rule-tweaks-prompt-significant-fp1-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1899654","title":{"rendered":"F1 Miami Grand Prix: 2026 rule tweaks prompt significant FP1 change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>F1 Miami Grand Prix: 2026 rule tweaks prompt significant FP1 change<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>F1&#8217;s governing body the FIA has announced a change to the sole practice session at the Miami Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-23T14:08:00+01:00\">23 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Miami practice will be half an hour longer<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The only practice session at the Miami Grand Prix has been extended to 90 minutes in response to tweaks made to Formula 1&#8217;s 2026 rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>F1&#8217;s governing body announced the change to the Miami Grand Prix schedule on Friday, following consultation with all stakeholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s FP1 session will now last 90 minutes, rather than the usual 60 minutes, having been extended by half an hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Miami playing host to the second sprint race of the season, there would have only been an hour of running before the competitive sessions got underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This extension will provide teams with more time to adjust to the raft of rule tweaks made to the 2026 engine regulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>These were confirmed on Monday following several key meetings to improve the much-maligned rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FP1 in Miami will now move forward by 30 minutes and run from 12:00 to 13:30 local time (17:30-18:30 BST).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think in Miami, like we have seen before from the simulations, to a certain extent we will be able to predict through simulations the behaviour of the power unit once we apply the new regulations,\u201d McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said in response to a question from <em>Crash.net <\/em>about the challenge of limited running in Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, offline simulation or even running these regulations at the simulator doesn&#8217;t mean that you can cover all the possible scenarios. So you have to definitely be quite forward-thinking in terms of considering everything that can happen and make sure that the way in which you exploit the power unit is the most optimal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I&#8217;m quite confident that to a certain extent we can achieve this with the current simulation and I can also confirm that in terms of working together with HPP and even in terms of developing the simulation tools together with HPP, we have made a significant step forward compared to where we were in Australia.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo I think as a team we are now much more prepared and while at the start of the season a deficit might have existed for the natural consequence of being a customer team when the programming was so pushed also from a power unit point of view and that was okay and that was something that we were ready to accept and we processed very constructively together with HPP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now later in the season, I think we have filled this gap and we should have all the tools that are required to extract the most out of the power unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Miami International Autodrome, Miami Gardens, Florida <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> British karting star eclipses Lewis Hamilton as McLaren\u2019s youngest-ever driver<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/harry-williams-17.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-448e17730adecc9bf88f0feb25c542ce10bbea53385b8010e82940c4f3ee71de\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Larkam<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for Crash.net around the world. Often reporting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who matter in the sport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col second-column\">\n<div class=\"sticky\">\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>F1&#8217;s governing body the FIA has announced a change to the sole practice session at the Miami Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The only practice session at the Miami Grand Prix has been extended to 90 minutes in response to tweaks made to Formula 1&#8217;s 2026 rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>F1&#8217;s governing body announced the change to the Miami Grand Prix schedule on Friday, following consultation with all stakeholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s FP1 session will now last 90 minutes, rather than the usual 60 minutes, having been extended by half an hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Miami playing host to the second sprint race of the season, there would have only been an hour of running before the competitive sessions got underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This extension will provide teams with more time to adjust to the raft of rule tweaks made to the 2026 engine regulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>These were confirmed on Monday following several key meetings to improve the much-maligned rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FP1 in Miami will now move forward by 30 minutes and run from 12:00 to 13:30 local time (17:30-18:30 BST).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think in Miami, like we have seen before from the simulations, to a certain extent we will be able to predict through simulations the behaviour of the power unit once we apply the new regulations,\u201d McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said in response to a question from <em>Crash.net <\/em>about the challenge of limited running in Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, offline simulation or even running these regulations at the simulator doesn&#8217;t mean that you can cover all the possible scenarios. So you have to definitely be quite forward-thinking in terms of considering everything that can happen and make sure that the way in which you exploit the power unit is the most optimal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I&#8217;m quite confident that to a certain extent we can achieve this with the current simulation and I can also confirm that in terms of working together with HPP and even in terms of developing the simulation tools together with HPP, we have made a significant step forward compared to where we were in Australia.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo I think as a team we are now much more prepared and while at the start of the season a deficit might have existed for the natural consequence of being a customer team when the programming was so pushed also from a power unit point of view and that was okay and that was something that we were ready to accept and we processed very constructively together with HPP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now later in the season, I think we have filled this gap and we should have all the tools that are required to extract the most out of the power unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The only practice session at the Miami Grand Prix has been extended to 90 minutes in response to tweaks made to Formula 1&#8217;s 2026 rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>F1&#8217;s governing body announced the change to the Miami Grand Prix schedule on Friday, following consultation with all stakeholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s FP1 session will now last 90 minutes, rather than the usual 60 minutes, having been extended by half an hour.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Miami playing host to the second sprint race of the season, there would have only been an hour of running before the competitive sessions got underway.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This extension will provide teams with more time to adjust to the raft of rule tweaks made to the 2026 engine regulations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>These were confirmed on Monday following several key meetings to improve the much-maligned rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FP1 in Miami will now move forward by 30 minutes and run from 12:00 to 13:30 local time (17:30-18:30 BST).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think in Miami, like we have seen before from the simulations, to a certain extent we will be able to predict through simulations the behaviour of the power unit once we apply the new regulations,\u201d McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said in response to a question from <em>Crash.net <\/em>about the challenge of limited running in Miami.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, offline simulation or even running these regulations at the simulator doesn&#8217;t mean that you can cover all the possible scenarios. So you have to definitely be quite forward-thinking in terms of considering everything that can happen and make sure that the way in which you exploit the power unit is the most optimal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I&#8217;m quite confident that to a certain extent we can achieve this with the current simulation and I can also confirm that in terms of working together with HPP and even in terms of developing the simulation tools together with HPP, we have made a significant step forward compared to where we were in Australia.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSo I think as a team we are now much more prepared and while at the start of the season a deficit might have existed for the natural consequence of being a customer team when the programming was so pushed also from a power unit point of view and that was okay and that was something that we were ready to accept and we processed very constructively together with HPP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now later in the season, I think we have filled this gap and we should have all the tools that are required to extract the most out of the power unit.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1093316\/1\/f1-miami-grand-prix-2026-rule-tweaks-prompt-significant-fp1-change&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/xpb_1343016_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] F1 Miami Grand Prix: 2026 rule tweaks prompt significant FP1 change F1&#8217;s governing body the FIA has announced a change to the sole practice session at the Miami Grand Prix. 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