Miami Gardans.- Formula one agreed a 10 -year extension with the organizers of the Miami Grand Prix that guarantees the continuity of the US race until 2041.
South Florida Motorsports, subsidiary of the Miami Dolphins From the NFL, he organizes his fourth Grand Prize this weekend in the circuit that surrounds the hard rock stadium of the American football team.
The current agreement expired in 2031, but the president and executive director of the Formula 1Stefano Domenicali declared that they were willing to ensure the long -term event.
“Extend this agreement until 2041 is a strategic milestone of enormous importance, which reinforces our presence in America and consolidates the increasingly deep link with our fans there, constantly growth and passionate as never before,” he said.
The socio-manager of the Miami Grand Prix, Tom Garfinkel, said that the extension was a huge vote of confidence of the F1 in the event.
“The fact that this extension has been granted to us after our third event demonstrates what we have felt from the beginning: the Miami Grand Prix is here to stay,” he said.
Last year’s Miami Grand Prix attracted the largest television audience of all time in the United States for a formula one race, with 3.1 million viewers.
PIASTRI leads first practices
The leader of the World Championship of Formula 1 pilots, Oscar Piastri, dominated the first free training session of the Miami Grand Prix on Friday.
The Australian corridor of McLaren was benefited by a red flag, decreed by a slight accident by the British Oliver Bearman (Haas) in curve 12 of the Miami Gardens circuit, which ended the day.
Piastri marked the best round with a time of 1: 27,128, followed by the Monegasco Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, A +0.356 and ahead of the Dutch Max Verstappen, from Red Bull, to +0.430.
That last one, currently the world champion of the 27 -year -old world champion, marked the third record hours after the birth of his first daughter, Lily.
The Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr (Williams) took the fourth place to half a second (+0.550), just ahead of his teammate, Thai Alexander Albon.
The other McLaren, led by the British Lando Norris, occupied the twelfth position, more than a second from Piastri (+1.263).
The Asturian Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) closed the Top-10 with a record of 1: 28,243 minutes.
