Rumors about a possible visit by US President Donald Trump at the racing weekend in Miami cause vertebrae in Formula 1.
According to “Bild”, the 78-year-old is planning a flying visit to the route as in the previous year, before his new election as head of state of the United States.
The neighborhood newspaper “Palm Beach Post” wants to have learned that Trump is back home in Florida and that only on Sunday should leave his private estate Mar-A-Lago. The Trump’s residence is only around 100 kilometers from the Hard Rock Stadium, in the area of which the Formula 1 spectacle takes place on a temporary course.
If Trump actually puts his visit plan into practice, the motorsport king class must adapt to a huge line-up of the police and security forces.
Formula 1: That’s why Donald Trump was allowed to go to the McLaren garage
In 2024, the real estate billionaire Steven Witkoff, who has a box on the route in Miami, invited Trump to the route. At that time, he also reached the pit lane and even into the garage of the later racing winner Lando Norris via connections to the McLaren racing team. Trump confused the processes in the team.
“McLaren is an apolitical company, but we recognize the position of President of the United States and respect it. That is why we have the request to visit our garage on the race day, together with the President of the FIA and the CEOs of Liberty Media and Formula 1,” said CEO ZAK Brown at the time.
Trump policy ensures question marks in Formula 1
Trump’s controversial customs policy is currently causing some question marks in Formula 1. “What is going on in front of our eyes at a global level is almost like a socio-economic experiment,” said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff on the sidelines of the race in Saudi Arabia.
The mood among some US partners is “negative because they do not know what that means for their business, how the tariffs and the geopolitical situation will affect them,” continued the Austrian. So far, the Formula 1 team has not hit this.