Lewis Hamilton was not too disappointed about losing the final point in today’s sprint race due to a post-race penalty.
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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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Rate the Race: 2024 Miami Grand Prix sprint race
Formula 1
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Miami Grand Prix sprint race.
Alonso expects Hamilton will avoid penalty for collision “because he’s not Spanish”
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso predicted Lewis Hamilton will not be penalised for the collision at the start of the Miami Grand Prix “because he’s not Spanish”.
Stewards investigating Magnussen for “unsportsmanlike behaviour” after sprint race
Formula 1
Posted onKevin Magnussen says all four penalties he received in the Miami sprint race were due to “stupid tactics” in aid of team mate Nico Hulkenberg.
2024 Miami Grand Prix sprint race result and championship points
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen has won the Miami Grand Prix sprint race for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez.
Verstappen collects sprint race win from pole as Norris crashes out at start
2024 Miami GP sprint race report
Posted onMax Verstappen converted sprint race pole into victory in the sprint race of the Miami Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Have McLaren made another leap? Norris’ charge from ninth will be revealing
2024 Miami GP pre-sprint race analysis
Posted onLando Norris’ run from ninth in today’s sprint race will give fascinating insight into McLaren’s latest update.
No surprise “high-integrity” Newey left Red Bull after recent events – Brown
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says Adrian Newey’s departure from Red Bull comes as no surprise “given everything that’s gone on since the start of the year.”
Sargeant facing ‘tough targets to get much closer to Albon’ – Vowles
Formula 1
Posted onLogan Sargeant must hit “tough targets” to keep his place at Williams, says team principal James Vowles, as rumours link Andrea Kimi Antonelli to his seat.
Mercedes cleared over Hamilton pit stop infraction as ‘nearly all teams in breach’
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes will face no penalty despite the stewards finding some team personnel did not wear required protective gear while attending to Lewis Hamilton’s car in the pits.
Penalty for impeding Piastri sends Bottas to back of grid
Formula 1
Posted onValtteri Bottas has been given a three-place grid penalty for the sprint race for impeding Oscar Piastri during qualifying.
No experiments to blame, we’re just seven-tenths off the pace – Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton said 12th on the grid was a realistic reflection of Mercedes’ performance as they languished seven-tenths of a second off the pace in Miami.
2024 Miami Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from qualifying day for the 2024 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome.
Verstappen wondering “what happened to the others” after scruffy lap for pole
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen admits that the lap which secured him pole position for the Miami sprint race “felt pretty terrible”.
‘No fun for us’ in sprint race as ‘we get a penalty whatever we do’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso said there is no point trying to fight his way forwards in tomorrow’s sprint race as he’s likely to get another penalty.
Verstappen takes sprint race pole despite error as Leclerc recovers for second
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen secured pole position for the Miami sprint race ahead of Charles Leclerc despite a mistake on his final flying lap.
2024 Miami Grand Prix sprint race grid
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Miami Grand Prix sprint race for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez.
Newey “very flattered” by Hamilton’s eagerness for him to join Ferrari
Formula 1
Posted onAdrian Newey says he’s “very flattered” Lewis Hamilton wants him to join Ferrari next year, but insists he hasn’t decided what he will do after leaving Red Bull.
Newey exit “absolutely not” related to tensions within Red Bull – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner denied there is any connection between the tensions within the team and Adrian Newey’s decision to leave.
FIA asked to grant early F1 debut for Antonelli before 18th birthday
Formula 1
Posted onThe FIA has been asked to allow Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli to make his Formula 1 debut before he turns 18.