With three rounds of new season in the books, Formula 1 returns to Europe next weekend at Imola before making its first trip of the season to the United States for the inaugural Miami Grand Prix next month.

However, if Florida residents get their way there will be no stop in the Sunshine State this season.

Set to host its first GP at the Miami International Autodrome on May 8, The Magic City was finally awarded the race after initial plans were made in 2018.

Since then though, controversy has been rife amongst the local community with uproar over the sharp rise in noise pollution expected to come.

As final preparations are made around the city's Hard Rock Stadium where the circuit in located, a lawsuit is being filed by residents of Miami Gardens, led by former Miami-Dade County Commissioner Betty Ferguson.

The Miami Herald reports that hopes remain of blocking the staging of the race with less than a month to go, with a decision set to be reached by next week.

It says:

'The lawsuit says noise levels from the Formula One races will “cause severe disruption and physical harm to Miami Gardens residents,” citing an engineering firm’s estimate that the event will generate noise up to 97 decibels at homes within a 2.5-mile radius of the stadium — “similar to the sound levels produced by a chainsaw.”

As F1 attempts to broaden its horizons even further and to a wider fanbase, bosses have focused their efforts on the US market with a United States GP already on the calendar toward the latter stages of the season.

With drivers set to race on The Strip in 2023 also in the Las Vegas GP from next season, it is hoped three races for an American audience could finally break into Indy Car and NASCAR's expansive fanbase.

However, even if a lawsuit over the Miami GP is rejected there is almost certain to be further protests.

And after the Saudi Arabia GP was hit by an attack on an oil depot in Jeddah, there could be more problems to come in the US next month.