Miami GP Faces New Unprecedented Roadblock as F1 Race Weekend Draws Close

F1 will head to Miami for the first time next week to hold a Grand Prix race. But it has received the first piece of bad news before holding the first race in Florida next week. The sport will go to Miami without a permanent FIA Race director to look over the weekend.

As reported by Sky Sports, F1 race directors Eduardo Freitas and Niels Wittich have both tested positive for COVID-19 before the Miami Grand Prix race weekend. The sport’s governing body is reviewing the situation and will reveal who will replace them as the race director for the weekend.

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It is reported that Deputy Race Director Colin Heywood might take over with Herbie Blash as another option to replace Freitas and Wittich. But we might get to know about the replacement race director in the coming days.

Mclaren F1 CEO compares Miami GP to Super Bowl before the first race

McLaren F1 CEO Zak Brown revealed that everyone in the sport is very excited about going to Miami next week. He mentioned the atmosphere will be special and comparable to Super Bowl.

“It’s going to be awesome. I’ve been here six years and I’ve never seen demand or buzz for a Grand Prix as I’ve seen for Miami. We can easily double our hospitality and we’re already the largest hospitality buyer in Miami… it rivals the Super Bowl as far as ‘are you going to the Miami race?'” said Brown.

“I’ve been around F1 for 20 years and I’m used to going to Grand Prix, but I’ve never seen anything like it. Having been around the Super Bowl, where there’s the football game and then there’s the halftime celebs and shows, this feels like the Super Bowl,” said Zak.

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It would be fun to see F1 cars go full tilt around the Hard Rock Stadium. The tickets sold out as soon as they announced the Grand Prix a while back. So we can expect an electric atmosphere when we go to Hard Rock Stadium next week. Hopefully, the race can deliver on all the hype around it and be a banger of a race weekend.