The Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2026 is sure to be the biggest spectacle of the three American events this year, and one fans cannot afford to miss.
A sprint format, a high-speed street circuit, and early-season upgrades mean the power dynamic can shift multiple times before Sunday’s race even begins.
With every session available live, Apple TV gives U.S. fans multiple ways to follow the weekend — from the main broadcast to Multiview, Driver Tracker, onboard feeds, replays and Apple’s wider F1 ecosystem.
The weekend reader
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB21, Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL39
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For the weekend reader, the race starts long before the lights go out. With nearly every team expected to bring significant car upgrades, the early pecking order could swing wildly through each session.
Practice sessions will expose balance issues, particularly through the Marina section, and uncover technical issues that could leave cars unrecoverable after minor trouble, costing teams precious track time.
A long run into Turn 17 is where superclipping and other battery modes will be most visible, especially through onboard feeds and with driver radio.
Apple TV is built for that kind of viewing. Multiview allows multiple feeds to run at once, including the main broadcast, real-time telemetry and an onboard feed, so viewers can track how drivers and teams adjust across sessions.
One layer back, Driver Tracker adds a wider view of the field, making it easier to follow how gaps open and close across the lap.
With up to 30 live feeds available, the weekend can be followed from more than one angle at a time. That matters on a circuit where position changes are often built across sequences rather than single corners.
The trackside fan
Start action
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For trackside fans, following the race extends across the Apple ecosystem.
With multiple events and appearances scheduled, the Hard Rock Stadium complex turns the Grand Prix into a large-scale, moving environment. Grandstands, fan zones, drinking water stations, shaded areas, hospitality, and the marina section spread the weekend experience across a wider footprint. Getting around the track becomes part of the day.
Apple Maps brings structure to that. Detailed 3D circuit mapping highlights grandstands, the marina, the pit building and key track landmarks, along with entry points, walkways and facilities across the venue. This provides a clearer sense of how the track is laid out while moving through it.
Race-week guides within Apple Maps surface nearby locations across the Miami metropolitan area, from viewing spots to local destinations tied to race week. The city becomes part of the race weekend, not just the backdrop. This added context connects what’s happening on track with everything around it.
Trackside, Apple TV on a mobile device adds another layer: incidents from the other side of the circuit can be watched or replayed in real time, filling in the gaps between what’s seen live.
The loyalist
Fans
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For a loyalist, following a single driver can feel like tracking a race within the race.
A strong qualifying lap can be undermined by contact in the sprint race. A clean run through the Marina section can build into an overtaking chance into Turn 17. For teams fighting just behind the leaders, the margin between gaining and losing positions can come down to a single sequence. The goal is simple: stay with one story, no matter how chaotic the wider race becomes.
Apple TV supports that with driver-focused feeds. Onboard feeds and the automatic mixed onboard channel keep the focus on one car as the race unfolds, while Driver Tracker provides context on where that driver sits relative to the rest of the field.
For those following a driver running at the front, Podium View tracks the drivers in P1, P2 and P3 as gaps open and close through the race, keeping the outcome in focus without losing sight of the smaller battles shaping it.
The social viewer
Fans
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Some Grand Prix moments demand to be seen together. A late braking, full send lunge into Turn 17; drivers forced wide through the marina, triggering track limits investigations; a restart that compresses the entire field, shifting winners into losers in seconds. These are the moments that define how the weekend is remembered.
For viewers watching with friends or family, the focus isn’t always on every lap, it’s on catching those turning points as they happen.
Apple TV’s Multiview makes those moments easier to follow. A main broadcast stays front and center, while a second feed can track a developing battle, or a replay to revisit a move that just unfolded. The ability to switch quickly between feeds keeps the focus on the moment, not the mechanics of finding it.
Even if the schedule doesn’t allow tuning in at lights out, replay options make it easy to catch up with key moments during or after the race.
The casual fan
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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For casual fans, the structure of the weekend can be as challenging as the racing itself, especially across time zones. A sprint format means meaningful track action begins earlier than expected, and missing one session can leave gaps in understanding how the race unfolds.
For a casual viewer, the goal is clarity: understanding what matters without needing to follow every lap. Apple TV provides multiple ways to bridge that gap. Full-session replays are available on demand, while Race in 30 condenses the key moments into a single, uninterrupted viewing experience. Apple News can surface headlines and live updates, with the ability to move directly into coverage when something significant happens.
The Apple Sports app adds another layer, tracking standings and session results in real time, making it easier to follow how the weekend develops without watching every session live.
When the order can shift multiple times before the main race begins, that ability to catch up quickly becomes essential to staying connected to the story.
Conclusion
Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
The Miami Grand Prix won’t follow a single path, and neither should the people watching it.
Apple TV brings those paths together in one place. Live coverage, multiple feeds, and connected tools across Apple’s ecosystem allow the same race to be followed in different ways, without losing the thread of what matters.
At Miami, where the weekend is shaped as much by what happens between sessions as on Sunday, this flexibility is now part of the experience.
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– The Autosport.com Team
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