What are F1 drivers, teams doing during enforced April break?
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The conflict in the Middle East has led to an enforced pause to the Formula 1 season with the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix.
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Analysis F1 2026: What teams and drivers are doing during enforced April break after race cancellations ahead of Miami GP It may be just under four weeks until the next grand prix, but April is still going to be a busy and important month for F1's teams and drivers behind the scenes; Formula 1 returns at the Miami Grand Prix on May 1-3 live on Sky Sports F1 Thursday 2 April 2026 17:53, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player David Croft and Martin Brundle discuss if Kimi Antonelli could be a real challenge to senior Mercedes team-mate George Russell after taking the F1 title lead The conflict in the Middle East has led to an enforced pause to the Formula 1 season with the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix. With no races taking place during the month of April, F1 is one week into a five-week break between events before the season resumes at the Miami Grand Prix on May 1-3. So what are F1 teams and drivers doing with an unexpected four free weeks without racing on their hands so early into the 2026 campaign? F1 2026 Calendar | F1 2026 Standings | F1 Gossip Column Download the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more 📱 Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 What will F1's teams be up to? Through the three pre-season tests and the first three rounds of the new racing campaign, the sport had been on the road for six of out of nine weeks up to the Japanese Grand Prix. That busy schedule came on the back of the introduction of the biggest rules change in the sport's history covering chassis and power unit regulations. So for the grid's 11 teams, the unexpected chance to have an extended time away from the intensity and pressure of race weekends this month is one they all intend to make the most of back at their respective factories as they prepare for the now-22 race campaign to resume. "We have some time off for the wrong reasons but, having said that, effectively, because of having be...
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