Kimi Antonelli has underlined his title credentials by taking his third consecutive race win of 2026 on the Miami Grand Prix, popping out on prime of a duel with reigning Components 1 world champion .
Antonelli held off Norris after a dry race on the Miami Worldwide Autodrome, with finishing the rostrum for after a late-race fade by which was capped by a spin on the ultimate lap, permitting into fourth and to take sixth forward of the Monegasque.
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The race began three hours sooner than deliberate as organisers tried to discover a window to get the 57-lap contest in amid the fixed risk of rain and thunderstorms, with the skies opening up on Sunday morning and extra downpours anticipated throughout the afternoon.
However regardless of the looming prospect of rain, the race began in dry situations, with the vast majority of the sphere setting off on medium tyres. At a chaotic begin, polesitter Antonelli suffered one other poor getaway, permitting Pink Bull’s Verstappen and Ferrari’s Leclerc to instantly draw alongside as they hurtled in direction of Flip 1.
Antonelli locked up and went off, whereas Leclerc took a cautious line into the nook that netted him the lead. Behind him Verstappen spun off on the exit, with the Dutchman quickly pointing his Pink Bull in the fitting path once more. In doing so, Verstappen was fortunate to not be collected by the chasing pack, however he did drop right down to tenth battling the drivers.
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That allowed McLaren duo Norris and Piastri by to say third and fourth, forward of Russell and Hamilton, with the latter surviving contact with Alpine’s .
On lap 4 Antonelli handed Leclerc for the lead, with Leclerc returning the favour on the next lap whereas Norris additionally adopted the driver by into second.
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
The race was neutralised after simply 5 laps resulting from two separate incidents. In a spectacular-looking accident, Alpine’s was flipped right into a low-speed barrel roll after being clipped by driver on the Flip 17 hairpin, the Frenchman ending up midway up the barrier however escaping unharmed. Lawson additionally retired with terminal harm.
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In the meantime, Pink Bull’s crashed on the chicane whereas working his manner up the order, the Frenchman having been demoted to a pitlane begin resulting from a technical breach. Making an unforced error, Hadjar tagged the within wall at Flip 14 which sheared off the front-left suspension and despatched his unguided RB22 into the obstacles at low pace.
After the lap 12 restart Norris snatched the lead away from Leclerc forward of Antonelli, adopted by a duelling Piastri and Russell. Verstappen had been the one frontrunner to pit for hards below the security automobile, which initially dropped him right down to sixteenth. However because the anticipated rain did not materialise and the frontrunners additionally picked up laborious tyres across the midway level, Verstappen emerged right into a internet, if short-lived lead.
On a lot more energizing tyres, Antonelli and Norris have been each swiftly capable of repass the Dutchman as he misplaced contact with the leaders, whereas Leclerc was fourth as Piastri handed Russell for fifth. Hamilton misplaced out after a slower pitstop, which demoted him to seventh and final of the frontrunners, whereas the Briton additionally appeared to nurse a broken Ferrari after his early contact with Colapinto.
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With no rain forthcoming, the race became a straight-forward one-stopper, and a duel between Antonelli and Norris as Verstappen struggled to maintain up. On stability, Norris and Antonelli look carefully matched for giant spells of the second stint, however Norris struggled to discover a well past in Antonelli’s soiled air, making an attempt to bide his time as a substitute as rear tyre administration got here into play.
However Antonelli managed to outlive downshift points and hold on to take his third consecutive win from pole, increasing his world championship lead on Russel to twenty factors.
Rafael Nadal waves the checkered flag for Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Rafael Nadal waves the checkered flag for Andrea Kimi Antonelli
On worn Pirelli rubber Verstappen fell into the clutches of the chasing group of Leclerc, Piastri and Russell within the remaining 10 laps of the race. True to type Verstappen did not go down with out a struggle, clinging on to 3rd across the exterior of Leclerc, however he was powerless to carry off the Ferrari for for much longer, and each Piastri and Russell additionally labored their well past.
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Leclerc regarded destined to take the ultimate podium spot, however spun on the ultimate lap, tapping the wall however miraculously avoiding more durable contact. Piastri sailed by to take third 27 seconds behind Antonelli, whereas Russell muscled his method to fourth forward of Verstappen and Leclerc.
Hamilton completed a lonely seventh, with Colapinto eighth after a powerful weekend efficiency, the Argentine working as excessive as fourth after delaying his first cease till lap 32.
Within the background and defeated the Haas drivers to take an encouraging double factors end in ninth and tenth for the underperforming Williams outfit, being the final two automobiles ending on the lead lap.
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F1 heads to Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve subsequent for the Canadian Grand Prix on 22-24 Could.
F1 Miami GP resultsPhotos from Miami GP – SundayAndrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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George Russell, Mercedes
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Franco Colapinto, Alpine
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Lando Norris, McLaren
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Rafael Nadal and Jon Rahm go to the Aston Martin F1 Workforce storage.
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Cam’ron with the Audi F1 Workforce R26 on the grid.
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George Russell, Mercedes, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, George Russell, Mercedes
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, George Russell, Mercedes
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Isack Hadjar, Pink Bull Racing
Isack Hadjar, Pink Bull Racing
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Pierre Gasly, Alpine
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren
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Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
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George Russell, Mercedes
George Russell, Mercedes
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Franco Colapinto, Alpine
Franco Colapinto, Alpine
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Lando Norris, McLaren
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Workforce
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, George Russell, Mercedes
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Rafael Nadal waves the chequered flag for Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Rafael Nadal waves the chequered flag for Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli celebrates after successful
Andrea Kimi Antonelli celebrates after successful
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Lando Norris, McLaren; Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Lando Norris, McLaren; Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Lando Norris, McLaren
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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