From messy mirrors to a strange problem for Fernando Alonso, here are the best unheard team radio messages from the Miami Grand Prix.
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The Formula 1 world championship began in 1950 and is considered the world’s leading form of single-seater motorsport. The 2024 F1 season is the 75th time the world championship has been held.
A world drivers’ champion has been crowned every year since the series began. Since 1958 a world constructors’ championship title has also been awarded.
The most successful F1 drivers in history are seven-times world champions Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. In 2021 the former became the first and so far only driver to date to win 100 grands prix.
While Schumacher retired from F1 at the end of 2012, Hamilton continues to race. His rival world champions in the series are Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso.
There are 10 teams active in the championship, each of which field cars for two drivers. Each team is required to design and build the majority of its cars but may source some parts including engines, gearboxes and certain other components.
Ferrari has won the F1 constructors’ championship more times than any other team, with 16 titles. It is also the only team which has competed in every championship since the first season of Formula 1.
The Formula 1 calendar typically runs from March to November each year. Pre-season tests take place in February and March, and a post-season test is usually scheduled for late November or December.
A championship now includes over three times as many rounds as early seasons did. Seven rounds counted towards the first world championship – including the Indianapolis 500, despite it being run to different rules – but a record-breaking 24 races are scheduled on the 2024 F1 calendar. The series visits Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia. It has not raced in Africa since 1993.
Two organisations are responsible for running F1. The Federation Internazionale de l’Automobile (FIA), based in Paris, France, administers and governs the sport. Its commercial rights are leased to Formula 1 Management (FOM) which was purchased by the US-based Liberty Media in 2017.
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McLaren’s Miami upgrade success points to even stronger form in coming races
Lap time watch: 2024 Miami GP
Posted onMcLaren produced another of their strong upgrades in Miami and look likely to be a greater threat to Red Bull and Ferrari in the coming races.
Norris expects more wins this year and believes “100%” in 2025 title bid
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris says McLaren have every chance of being able to fight for the world championship next season after winning the Miami Grand Prix.
Leclerc gets new race engineer as Marcos Padros changes roles at Ferrari
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc will have a new race engineer for the first time in his Ferrari career from next week’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
‘You’re talking too much’: Frustrated Sainz was ‘one lap from winning’ Miami GP
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr endured a tough Miami Grand Prix after calling for penalties against two rivals, collecting one himself and being frustrated by the Safety Car.
“Gust of wind” blamed for Hamilton’s Q3 disappointment in Miami
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton was third-quickest in Q2 but fell to ninth in the final round. Mercedes say a gust of wind was to blame.
Extra race helps push F1 revenue up to £442m in first quarter of 2024
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 generated £442 million ($553m) in revenue during the first quarter of 2024, an increase of 45% compared to the same period last year.
Norris ends eighth-longest wait for first grand prix victory
2024 Miami GP stats and facts
Posted onOnly seven Formula 1 drivers started more races before taking their first win than Lando Norris. Here are more Miami Grand Prix statistics.
Norris could “relax” soon after final restart despite Verstappen pressure
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris revealed he didn’t have to push for long to pull away from Max Verstappen as he claimed victory in the Miami Grand Prix.
“Well, he’s going to win”: Why Norris gained so much time behind the Safety Car
Formula 1
Posted onThe Safety Car failed to pick up race leader Lando Norris by just 20 metres on Sunday. That won the race for the McLaren driver.
Ferrari’s imminent upgrade must match “extremely quick” McLaren’s – Leclerc
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc says Ferrari need to make as much progress with their forthcoming upgrade as McLaren did last weekend.
2024 Miami Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
Formula 1
Posted onSome drivers were in strong form, while one was outstanding for all the wrong reasons. Here are the RaceFans driver ratings for the Miami GP
“He’s going to be a lap ahead”: Unheard moment Verstappen saw race was lost
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen realised his chance of winning the Miami Grand Prix was slipping away in an unheard radio exchange during the Safety Car period.
‘Lando No-Wins’ exorcizes his demons with maiden win in Miami
2024 Miami GP report
Posted onLando Norris joined the ranks of grand prix winners in Miami through a combination of self-belief, McLaren’s latest upgrade – and a slice of luck.
Norris says he missed few chances to win in 110-race wait for first F1 victory
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris challenged the claim he missed many chances to win grands prix before his breakthrough triumph in Miami yesterday.
Perez’s car scratched Verstappen’s diffuser in first-lap lunge
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez came so close to taking out Max Verstappen at the start of yesterday’s race he left a scratch on his team mate’s diffuser.
Verstappen says Red Bull found “hole” in car’s floor after bollard incident
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen has revealed his Red Bull team found a hole in his car’s floor at the end of the Miami Grand Prix.
Why Norris got lucky twice when the Safety Car appeared in Miami
2024 Miami GP interactive data
Posted onLando Norris might not have taken the lead under normal Safety Car circumstances in the Miami Grand Prix.
Norris’s “insane” pace made him a threat without Safety Car – Verstappen
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen suspects Lando Norris would have been a threat in yesterday’s Miami Grand Prix even if the Safety Car hadn’t helped him.
Norris calls Trump “someone you’ve got to have a lot of respect for”
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris praised Donald Trump following his victory in yesterday’s Miami Grand Prix, which the controversial ex-US president attended.