George Russell leads the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton at the opening sprint race in China in March
The 2026 Formula 1 season resumes following a five-week hiatus with the second of six sprint events at the Miami Grand Prix, from 1-3 May.
The format is largely the same as last year except now the six slowest cars instead of five will be eliminated from the first two qualifying sessions because of Cadillac's arrival on the grid.
Sprint qualifying takes place on Friday, after the only practice session of the weekend. In Miami, first practice will run for 90 minutes instead of the usual hour to give teams and drivers extra time on track.
The 100km sprint, which lasts about 30 minutes, is the first track action on Saturday.
