What Apple TV’s Miami Grand Prix coverage means for the future of F1 in the U.S.

The Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix lands at a defining moment in the 2026 season, with more ways than ever to follow how Formula 1 unfolds during the first round in the United States.

After a disrupted opening stretch, teams arrive in Miami with upgrades, revised setups and unanswered questions. With a sprint format, a complex track layout and only one practice session, Miami becomes a proving ground from the first laps on Friday.

Apple TV builds on that moment with more coverage choices, more angles, more ways to follow the race weekend across sessions, feeds and devices.

Why Miami’s layout will bring drama this season

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes; 2025 Miami GP

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Miami Apple TV coverage offers multiple ways to follow how the field comes to grips with the weekend, as it happens. 
 
The 2026 regulations and back-and-forth passing may make it one of the most dynamic races on the calendar. In race conditions, the slow, tight marina section compresses the field and forces drivers into precision over rhythm. Then the track opens, with the long run into Turn 17 becoming a reset point, one of the clearest overtaking zones of the lap.

In Miami, Multiview on Apple TV allows multiple live feeds to run at once: the lead fight into Turn 17, a midfield battle through the marina, or a driver positioning a move laps in advance. With multiple perspectives, strategy becomes clearer in real time. 

With Podium View, cameras will automatically switch between the top three drivers as the likes of George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton, and Charles Leclerc battle during the race.

Add a sprint format that could lead to more opportunistic wheel-to-wheel battles on Saturday, and the order is already shifting before Sunday begins. The ability to watch, re-watch and revisit moments from one place, in real time, adds another layer to how the race is followed. 

Looking beyond the track

Sexxy Red and Tiesto perform prior to the 2025 F1 Grand Prix of Miami

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For fans in attendance (or watching from afar), the Miami GP doesn’t stop at the circuit.

Built around the Hard Rock Stadium complex, the weekend stretches into fan zones, concerts, hospitality areas and a wider footprint that expands the race beyond the circuit. Traveling through the stadium becomes part of the track experience, and this is where Apple’s ecosystem becomes more than background support. 

Moving through the stadium becomes part of the track experience, where Apple’s ecosystem adds useful context. 

This year, Apple Maps introduces detailed 3D views of the Miami International Autodrome, mapping grandstands, the marina section, pit building and finish line, alongside key landmarks and locations across the venue.

Apple Maps adds structure, and a way to understand how the circuit is laid out and how fans move through it. For even more curated experiences, look for "A Local's Guide to Miami F1 Race Week" and "Hyperlocal F1 Miami Race Week Spots" within the app.

These guides surface nearby locations tied to race week, from viewing areas to hotspots, turning Miami into something that can be experienced culturally, not just watched on track.

Why Miami sets the tone for the U.S. season

Miami is the first U.S.-based race of the season and a key moment as on-track action meets a growing audience. 
 
Apple TV supports new fans with consistent access across the race weekend. Every session is live, in one place, across devices — phone, tablet, TV and web. Miami will set the tone for coverage across other North American races in Canada, Austin, Mexico City and Las Vegas as the F1 season builds to its climax later in the year. 

Setting the bar for what comes next

George Russell, Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes; 2025 Miami GP

Photo by: Mercedes-Benz

Formula 1 remains defined by its drivers, teams and stakes. What's new is how the sport can be followed before the lights go out and after the chequered flag. Miami brings key elements together: a circuit that rewards bravery, cars that demand precision, and drivers hungry for results — set in one of the most vibrant locales in the U.S.

As the new U.S. home of F1, Apple TV offers a more immersive view of the sport than was previously possible.

Miami won’t just mark another 2026 race: it will mark a reset in what to expect this season, on and off the track.