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Miami circuit shaping up ahead of inaugural GP

It's not long to go now before Miami becomes the latest new venue to claim a place on the Formula 1 calendar, and work is continuing to ensure that everything is ready.

Local organisers shared these aerial images on social media of the Miami International Autodrome, which is currently undergoing construction in the city of Miami Gardens located in the US state of Florida.

Once finished, the circuit will be 5.410km in length and feature 19 demanding turns. Drivers will face a 57-lap race when they line up for the start of the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on May 8.

George Russell took the opportunity to visit the site last October, as did FIA race controller Michael Masi who declared that it was 'a proper circuit' and a far cry from the races held in the car park of Caesar's Palace Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas in the 1980s.

Work has had to be scheduled around the NFL season, as the chosen location incorporates the Miami Dolphins' Hard Rock Stadium but it still reported to be fully on schedule in time for the arrival of the F1 roadshow in a little under three and a half months time.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.