Starting on May 1st and ending on May 4th, the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix returned after having been here a few years ago.

The Miami Grand Prix was added to the Formula 1 Calendar in 2022 being hosted at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The circuit will stay on the Formula 1 Calendar until 2041 unless the contract is broken. This circuit as well featured the Lego Formula 1 Car Models for the first time.

This circuit also was where McLaren driver Lando Norris got his maiden win (First Win) in 2024 after a late safety car. In 2025 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri won the Miami Grand Prix with a 4.630 second gap to fellow McLaren driver Lando Norris who came in second by a 37.644 second gap to third.

“I saw Lando Norris taking an ice bath post race for a sponsorship,”said freshman Adan Montoya.

Formula 1 is considered to be the pinnacle of motorsport, having been founded in 1950. Formula 1 is an open-wheel motorsport similar to Indycar and Formula E. Some race weekends consist of a Sprint Race which is around a 20-lap race at the cost of fewer free practice sessions. On normal race weekends it consists of three Free Practice Sessions, Qualifying, and the race.

“I couldn’t watch it since I was busy,” Band Director Armando Alicandu, who has expressed interest in the sport previously.

F1 Academy is a female-only junior series founded by Formula 1. The drivers in F1 drive equal Formula 4 cars.

The Weekend consisted of 1 Free Practice Session, Sprint Race Qualifying, the Sprint Race, the Main Race Qualifying, and the Main race itself.

Outside of the Main drivers and teams, there was an F1 Academy Free Practice Session, F1 Academy Qualifying, and F1 Academy Race.

“Lewis Hamilton’s 2018 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Lap is so nice to watch,” said sophomore Raul Alvarez.

Next year there will be new car regulations, meaning that the slower cars right now will be able to become more competitive.