claimed ’s first victory of the 2026 System 1 season by successful the Miami Grand Prix dash race in a 1-2 for the defending constructors’ champions.
The reigning drivers’ world champion completed 3.7s away from team-mate , with ’s finishing the rostrum after the 19-lap contest round Miami’s Laborious Rock Stadium.
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This was the primary non-Mercedes victory of the 2026 marketing campaign after the Silver Arrows gained the opening three grands prix, plus the Shanghai dash, however did not carry many updates to Miami.
That’s in distinction to a number of upgrades that McLaren, Ferrari and Pink Bull all introduced, which was represented in dash qualifying as Norris pipped Kimi Antonelli to pole with Piastri finishing the highest three.
Leclerc and respectively rounded out the highest 5, whereas solely mustered sixth, qualifying six tenths off polesitter Norris.
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The reigning world champion loved a stable getaway however it was one other poor begin for Antonelli, who dropped behind Piastri and Leclerc into fourth with Russell and leaping Verstappen.
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Antonelli did struggle again although, making an attempt to power his well past Leclerc into Turns eight and 11 but the Ferrari driver held agency and took a dim view: “Kimi is so unhealthy at wheel-to-wheel, I really feel like we’re going to crash.”
In typical 2026 fashion that battle would have saved stepping into ‘yo-yo’ style, however adjustments had been made for Miami with the tremendous clipping restrict elevated to 350kW to lower the reliance on power administration.
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So, as a substitute of preserving with Leclerc, Antonelli really fell again and was overtaken by team-mate Russell on lap eight at Flip 17, although the Italian regained fourth the next tour.
That was at Flip 11, simply seconds earlier than Verstappen overtook Hamilton over the white strains at nook exit.
The Pink Bull driver due to this fact handed sixth again to the seven-time world champion, earlier than lastly finishing a ‘authorized’ transfer on Hamilton at Flip 17 throughout lap 10.
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By this level, these had been the one wheel-to-wheel battles occurring, as the highest three had streaked clear with a cushty Norris 2.7s forward of Piastri who led Leclerc by 1.3s.
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
The Ferrari driver subsequently tried to shut on Piastri however it was too little, too late, significantly when he went deep at Flip 11 on the penultimate lap. This meant that, in typical dash race fashion, drivers largely maintained place throughout the ultimate excursions.
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Norris due to this fact accomplished a managed win from pole forward of Piastri and Leclerc, whereas Antonelli crossed the road in fourth and a pair of.5s behind the Monegasque.
The 19-year-old, nonetheless, was handed a post-race five-second penalty for observe restrict infringements, dropping him to sixth behind fourth-placed Russell and Verstappen in fifth.
Lewis Hamilton and respectively accomplished the factors positions, the Frenchman persevering with a robust begin to 2026 for .
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Because of the penalty, Antonelli’s championship lead over Russell has dropped to seven factors, whereas Leclerc stays third forward of Hamilton and fifth-placed Norris.
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