As F1 races look to innovate and keep things fresh, one idea being considered is for Miami to follow Las Vegas and run at night.

On Sunday morning, Miami Grand Prix managing partner Tom Garfunkel said night races were being assessed in talks with F1.

“We’ve had some discussions about possibly doing that,” Garfunkel told selected media, including Autosport.

“Obviously the weather is a bit unpredictable this time of year. It’s been good so far this year, with the breeze helping a lot, but last year was unseasonably hot.

“But there are a lot of factors (the decision to be a night race), including F1 and TV and everything else. So, we have to weigh all those factors. But of course we’re open to that.”

One of the things most against Miami being a night game is its time zone relative to Europe, which is five hours behind London.

That means the night games will be played in the middle of the night in Europe, and will therefore be quite a hit for TV viewers.

Las Vegas, which is eight hours late, has a night game on Saturday night, so the game is played in the early hours of Sunday in Europe.

Asked whether Miami’s nighttime game would also take place Saturday, Garfunkel said: “We’re not in a place right now where we make a decision. I think we’re talking about whether we do and what will not be. picture.”

sold out event

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes F1 W14, Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-23, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C43

Photography: Mark Sutton/ motorsport pictures

Local interest in Miami’s event this weekend was hard to gauge, and while organizers expected 270,000 fans over three days, the grandstands and spectator areas did not appear to be full at times.

However, Garfunkel said all the tickets were sold out, and one of the key things he wanted to make sure was that the venue was balanced between people on hand and making sure the experience for those on the track wasn’t spoiled.

“We sold out,” he said. “Depending on the demand and the rooms we have here, we’ve probably sold 150,000 tickets (per day), but I want everyone to have a great experience.

“It’s hard to get people in and out, make sure there’s no queues, and make sure there’s not a lot of traffic and all those things.

“We want to grow a little bit every year as we get better and better, but we also want to make sure people still have a good experience, so there are enough points of sale, enough bathrooms.

“That’s part of the reason we’re doubling the width of the bridge, because we expect attendance to increase a little bit every year going forward, and we have the capacity to do that.”