Heading into Miami, Pirelli has confirmed they're bringing the softest compounds in their 2026 range to Florida — C4, C5, and whatever sits at the top of the range for that particular circuit. The degradation profile of the Hard Rock Stadium layout, combined with the compound choice, points toward a single-stop race being the dominant strategy. That matters for Ferrari: a one-stopper rewards teams who can manage tyres across a long stint, and Maranello has generally been more comfortable in that mode than in reactive double-stop scraps. The framing doing the rounds in the Italian press is blunt — Ferrari and Mercedes are both "hunting their first win" of 2026. After three rounds and a month-long gap since the last race, that's the story. Someone's maiden victory of the new era is overdue, and Miami could be where it lands.

Away from the on-track picture, Motorsport.com Italy ran a solid behind-the-scenes piece on how Ferrari's pit stop crew is actually structured and trained — worth flagging because it's easy to take a 2.4-second stop for granted without appreciating what goes into building that capability. The crew isn't just mechanics who happen to be quick; at this level it's a dedicated, coached operation with physical conditioning programs, video review, and specific role specialisation. Think of it like an athletic unit embedded inside an engineering organisation. The article frames it well: refuelling is long gone, so the wheel change has become the single most consequential manual intervention in a race weekend, and Maranello has invested accordingly in making that operation as repeatable and bulletproof as possible. Given how tight the 2026 field looks, a tenth here or a botched stop there could easily be the difference between P2 and a trophy.