Technical updates: 2026 Miami Grand Prix

Teams have brought a huge number of new parts to the Miami Grand Prix as the 2026 Formula 1 season resumes after a five-week gap.

The postponement of the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia meant the last grand prix was in Japan in March, providing a significant break for teams to deliver upgrade packages. Despite the challenge of a Sprint weekend in Miami, the emphasis has been on bringing major performance gains as early as possible.

Only Aston Martin has not officially submitted any new parts, while Mercedes says it has added a tailpipe winglet –as Haas has – and modified its front brake drum, but the rest of the teams have a large number of new components.

McLaren’s now-traditional upgrade in Miami includes revised front and rear corner structures, modified bodywork and sidepod inlets, extra cooling louvers, a new floor and bargeboard, and a new rear wing.

There are significant differences at Red Bull, too, where the sidepods are notably changed form the previous iteration. Red bull also has new front and rear wings, front wheel bodywork, floor, engine cover bodywork, rear suspension and rear wheel bodywork. On the floor changes, the team says “the revised bib geometry accommodates changes to the forward floor structure, then blends with the sidepod to then meet the engine cover. Extracting more load while maintaining the downstream flow stability”.

Ferrari has listed 11 areas of development on its 2026 car, including the front wing endplate and front wing bodywork, front suspension, floor body, the floor edge, diffuser, rear suspension, beam wing, tailpipe bracket, rear wing and rear wing endplate.

It is the Ferrari tailpipe bracket that has seen a number of teams follow suit, with Williams doing so alongside a new floor, new sidepods, engine cover bodywork, mirror assemblies, rear impact structure fairings and a rear brace wing.

Continuing the long list of new components, Racing Bulls (pictured, top) has new front and rear wings, as well as an update to the floor edge, rear brake ducts, rear suspension and rear wing endplates. Teams don’t take a uniform approach to their submissions, and while some outline multiple items specifically, others group them together, with Audi officially submitting two components that actually cover the front brake duct, front suspension, floor edge and diffuser.

After a strong start to the season, Alpine is continuing to push development with revised front brake ducts, new nose camera mounts, modified rear suspension legs, a new rear wing and rear wing endplate design and addition of a winglet on the rear impact structure.

Finally, the newest team on the grid – Cadillac – has revealed its first upgrade package. The American team has a new front wing endplate design, updated front wing flap profiles, revised mirror stays, a reprofiled bargeboard, a new floor and diffuser, plus rear suspension fairings.