Photo: F1 Academy
Heavy rain on Sunday at the Miami Grand Prix has led to F1 Academy’s second race on the event’s undercard being cancelled.
A shower prior to the start left the circuit wet, with drivers following the safety car for several formation laps. But the rain soon became torrential.
Rodin Motosport duo Emma Felbermayr and Ella Lloyd both slid off the road at low speed, and Hitech GP’s Nicole Havrida soon had a spin as well. Felbermayr had another pirouette on the pit straight before the red flags were displayed, with drivers complaining of poor visibility and aquaplaning.
The cars returned to the pitlane awaiting a new start time, but 10 minutes later officials announced the race would not start.
Campos Racing’s Chloe Chambers had been due to start from pole ahead of team-mate Alisha Palmowski and Prema’s race one winner Doriane Pin. ART Grand Prix’s Maya Weug leaves the weekend atop the standings by a single point ahead of Pin.
During the weekend, it was also announced that Formula 1 has renewed its contract with the Miami GP through to 2041. The 10-year extension means the race has the longest contract of any on F1’s calendar, but its support bill is yet to include any single-seater races higher than the Formula Regional level.
The all-female W Series for FRegional cars supported the inaugural edition of the grand prix in 2022, and F1 Academy raced in Miami last year as well as this weekend.
There are plans for Formula 2 and the FIA Formula 3 Championship to add another urban circuit to their schedules, but that is the future Spanish Grand Prix circuit in Madrid rather than Miami.