TGR Haas F1 Team welcomes homegrown talent and race marshals at Miami Grand Prix
May 2, 2026
TGR Haas F1 Team marked its first home race of the season, the Miami Grand Prix, by welcoming young American racing talent and marshals for an up-close look at the most accessible team on the grid.
Off the back of their championship-winning seasons in 2025, Cooper Shipman, F4 United States Champion and Titus Sherlock, Formula Regional Americas Champion, spent the day embedded with the team, gaining behind-the-scenes access to the pinnacle of motorsport, starting with watching pit stop practice.
Joining them for a front-row view were a group of marshals, without whom racing wouldn’t be possible.
Chief Post Marshals Patrik Lundin, Karl Markey and Vickie Bellamy; Lead Intervention Marshal Martin Wallace; Lead Recovery Marshals Egor Emery and Christopher Smith and Pit/Paddock/Grid Team Denis Schiavi, Scott Holmes, Matthew Benazic and Graeme McKenzie got to speak to team members, learning more about the VF-26 before a tour of the garage.
Following on from pit stop practice, Cooper and Titus met with TGR Haas F1 Team drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman before watching the day’s on-track action from the heart of the action – the team’s garage. The visit offered the pair a rare inside look into how the highest level of motorsport operates which they can take forward into their respective racing programs of Formula Regional Americas and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia.
Cooper Shipman, Formula 4 United States 2025 Champion, said: “I’m thrilled to have spent my first ever experience in an F1 paddock with TGR Haas F1 Team at the Miami Grand Prix. I can’t thank them enough for giving me this opportunity. It’s been surreal seeing all the people that I’ve grown up watching and being able to experience the sport up close and personal. Hopefully, I’ll be able to experience it again as part of the paddock in a couple of years."
Titus Sherlock, Formula Regional Americas 2025 Champion, said: “It’s been an awesome experience at the Miami Grand Prix. It’s been my first time being in an F1 paddock and seeing the cars up close. It was super interesting being able to watch the team do pit stop practice and meet Esteban and Ollie. A big thanks to TGR Haas F1 Team for having us, it’s been a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
