Overview
- Lando Norris won Saturday's Miami sprint, leading a McLaren one-two with Oscar Piastri as Charles Leclerc finished third and both Mercedes missed the podium.
- Norris had secured sprint pole on Friday, ending Mercedes' season-long hold on the top spot in qualifying sessions.
- The weekend runs a condensed sprint format with a single 90-minute practice session, which Leclerc topped at the Miami International Autodrome.
- The FIA introduced small changes to the 2026 package to make electric energy use easier and reduce big speed differences after concerns raised by a close call at Suzuka.
- Mercedes entered Miami as the benchmark after three Grand Prix wins and a sprint, while teams used a five-week war-related pause to add upgrades now getting their first real test.