Max Verstappen may continue to follow in his father’s footsteps after Formula 1 – as he joked about being ready for rally after his 360-degree spin at the start of the Miami Grand Prix.
Verstappen was battling for the lead with Charles Leclerc exiting the first corner when he uncharacteristically spun under acceleration at Turn 2, creating a dramatic start to the Miami GP.
The four-time ...
After an enforced five-week break there was a lot riding on Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend. The US race saw the series premiere a handful of modifications designed to improve the safety and spectacle of the new-for-2026 regulations, which have received a mix reception since their debut.
For the 2026 season, F1 rolled out new rules that called for smaller, lighter cars designed to ...
After an enforced five-week break there was a lot riding on Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend. The US race saw the series premiere a handful of modifications designed to improve the safety and spectacle of the new-for-2026 regulations, which have received a mix reception since their debut.
For the 2026 season, F1 rolled out new rules that called for smaller, lighter cars designed to ...
Speaking on The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya calls for heavy penalties, including fines or race bans, for drivers who disrespect the sport and the championship's direction. Montoya's comments follow Red Bull's Max Verstappen's open criticism of the 2026 F1 regulations.
Speaking on The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya calls for heavy penalties, including fines or race bans, for drivers who disrespect the sport and the championship's direction. Montoya's comments follow Red Bull's Max Verstappen's open criticism of the 2026 F1 regulations.
On The Chequered Flag podcast, former Formula 1 drivers Damon Hill and Juan Pablo Montoya discuss George Russell's mindset at Mercedes following a difficult weekend at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.
On The Chequered Flag podcast, former Formula 1 drivers Damon Hill and Juan Pablo Montoya discuss George Russell's mindset at Mercedes following a difficult weekend at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.
On The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya weighs in on the rising rivalry between Mercedes team-mates Kimi Antonelli and George Russell after the Miami Grand Prix.
On The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya weighs in on the rising rivalry between Mercedes team-mates Kimi Antonelli and George Russell after the Miami Grand Prix.
Formula 1 rolled out drastic regulation changes in 2026, which initially sparked a mixed response among drivers and fans. But now, after implementing tweaks to the new rules at the Miami Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that anyone caught complaining about the racing “should hide”.
The new regulations brought smaller, lighter cars to the track, which are now powered by hybrid ...
After its five-week break through April, Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend did not disappoint. Kimi Antonelli won his third grand prix of the year, although it was far from straightforward for the young Italian, and there were scraps up and down the order to keep track of. Here’s what the international press made of the 2026 Miami GP.
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Well, in China he only had George Russell to beat – and George had an issue in qualifying. That victory wasn’t, of course, gifted to Kimi Antonelli – yet still, when the Silver Arrows dominate with such a margin and a team-mate faces some adversity, a driver of a top team should be able to run away with such an opportunity, right?
Japan is a whole other story, with a timely safety car ...
The first weekend in Formula 1 went almost like a fairy tale for Audi. Gabriel Bortoleto managed to break into Q3 right away in qualifying and immediately bagged the first points with a ninth-place finish in the race – all under the watchful eyes of CEO Gernot Dollner.
Dollner had travelled all the way to Melbourne, despite having to attend a Volkswagen Group supervisory board meeting on ...
Harry is joined by Damon Hill and Juan Pablo Montoya to review the Miami Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli's first season in F1 showed occasional promise, but nothing that suggested this was going to come next, writes Andrew Benson.
F1's decision to bring the Miami start time forward by three hours ultimately made no difference, as the expected thunderstorms hit the track in the early hours of Sunday morning but then swerved Miami Garden in the afternoon.
As it was, Miami didn't need the weather gods to serve up an absorbing display. And while it is too early to judge the recent round of energy management tweaks, on the ...
Football legend Lionel Messi congratulated Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes hospitality unit after his Miami Grand Prix triumph.
The Italian driver delivered another strong performance around the Miami International Autodrome, converting his third pole position of the 2026 Formula 1 season into his third win.
Mercedes shared a video of the 19-year-old back with the team as he recovered from ...
Martin Brundle's Sky Sports grid walk ahead of the Miami Grand Prix has gone viral on social media after a bizarre interview with The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon.
As the former Formula 1 driver weaved his way through the Miami GP grid, he was met with an excited Fallon, who instantly recognised him. But when Brundle asked Fallon for some funny comments, the American took the microphone from ...
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Miami Grand Prix.
Liam Lawson has avoided a penalty for clashing with Pierre Gasly during the Miami Grand Prix because his Racing Bulls suffered a gearbox failure moments before the crash.
On lap five Gasly went to overtake Lawson into the Turn 17 hairpin and was hit by the Racing Bulls driver, sending the Alpine into a flip and landing partly on the barriers. Both drivers were OK but retired from the race due ...
Liam Lawson has avoided a penalty for clashing with Pierre Gasly during the Miami Grand Prix because his Racing Bulls suffered a gearbox failure moments before the crash.
On lap five Gasly went to overtake Lawson into the Turn 17 hairpin and was hit by the Racing Bulls driver, sending the Alpine into a flip and landing partly on the barriers. Both drivers were OK but retired from the race due ...
Max Verstappen has been handed a five-second penalty for crossing the pitlane exit line at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix but retains his fifth place due to an even bigger penalty for Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen, who had dropped down the order after spinning at the start, made an early pitstop on lap 6, capitalising on an early safety car that had come out for the separate accidents of Isack ...
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli holds off Lando Norris in a race-long battle to win the Miami Grand Prix and take a commanding championship lead.
Max Verstappen has been handed a five-second penalty for crossing the pitlane exit line at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix but retains his fifth place due to an even bigger penalty for Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen, who had dropped down the order after spinning at the start, made an early pitstop on lap 6, capitalising on an early safety car that had come out for the separate accidents of Isack ...
Charles Leclerc has been handed a 20-second post-race time penalty for a last-lap incident at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
Leclerc suffered a high-speed spin on the final lap of the Miami race, avoiding a huge accident but still suffering front-left car damage after tapping the Turn 3 wall.
As a result Leclerc lost a podium finish to Oscar Piastri, and he then desperately attempted to ...
Charles Leclerc has been handed a 20-second post-race time penalty for a last-lap incident at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
Leclerc suffered a high-speed spin on the final lap of the Miami race, avoiding a huge accident but still suffering front-left car damage after tapping the Turn 3 wall.
As a result Leclerc lost a podium finish to Oscar Piastri, and he then desperately attempted to ...
Isack Hadjar felt he was “flying” during the opening laps of the Miami Grand Prix and that speed lured him into losing focus and crashing out early on.
The Red Bull driver was forced to start from the pitlane after being kicked out of qualifying for his car floorboards being too big, a mistake the team owned up to and apologised to the French driver before the race.
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Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that it is important not to get carried away with Kimi Antonelli's success.
The 19-year-old driver successfully converted pole position into a win once again at the Miami Grand Prix. His latest victory marked his third consecutive win after similar success in the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix.
Antonelli had taken the lead ...
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has placed the blame on himself after a late spin in the Miami Grand Prix cost him a podium finish.
The Monegasque driver had just lost third position to McLaren's Oscar Piastri when he went to overtake the Australian, but he spun out as he pushed to make the move. While he avoided a massive crash, he did clip the wall and lost further positions ...
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Mercedes man George Russell have all been summoned to the stewards at the end of Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli defeated McLaren's Lando Norris to take his third consecutive grand prix win, expanding his championship lead on Russell to 20 points.
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Liam Lawson has explained that he "lost the gearbox" before colliding with Pierre Gasly during the Miami Grand Prix.
While the Alpine driver attacked Williams' Alex Albon and fought off Lawson, the Racing Bulls driver lost control at Turn 17 and clipped the rear of Gasly. The nudge caused the Frenchman's car to flip before it crashed into the barriers.
Fortunately, Gasly was OK, but both ...
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Mercedes man George Russell have all been summoned to the stewards at the end of Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli defeated McLaren's Lando Norris to take his third consecutive grand prix win, expanding his championship lead on Russell to 20 points.
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Drivers' championship
Pos.
Driver
Points
1
K. AntonelliMercedes
100
18/2
29
25/1
28
2
G. RussellMercedes
80
25/1
26
12/4
17
3
C. LeclercFerrari
63
15/3
19
15/3
14
4
L. NorrisMcLaren
51
10/5
5
10/5
26
5
L ...
Antonelli passes his biggest test yet
Kimi Antonelli’s third straight grand prix win may not have been his most dominant, but it surely was his most impressive. The 19-year-old started from pole, lost out in the chaos of Turn 1, battled Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, then had to recover the initiative through pace, racecraft and Mercedes’ ...
Kimi Antonelli has underlined his title credentials by taking his third consecutive race win of 2026 at the Miami Grand Prix, coming out on top of a duel with reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris.
Antonelli held off Norris after a dry race at the Miami International Autodrome, with Oscar Piastri completing the podium for McLaren after a late-race fade by Charles Leclerc which was ...
Kimi Antonelli has underlined his title credentials by taking his third consecutive race win of 2026 at the Miami Grand Prix, coming out on top of a duel with reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris.
Antonelli held off Norris after a dry race at the Miami International Autodrome, with Oscar Piastri completing the podium for McLaren after a late-race fade by Charles Leclerc which was ...
Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly both crashed out of the Miami Grand Prix in separate incidents on the sixth lap of the race at the Hard Rock Stadium, leading to the deployment of the safety car.
After starting the race from the pitlane, Hadjar clipped the wall and seemed to break his front suspension before he crashed into the wall of Turn 13. The French-Algerian driver was seen thumping his ...
To celebrate the Cadillac Formula 1 Team's first home grand prix, Nike has crafted an ultra-limited bespoke pair of Dunk Low trainers, according to Hypebeast.
However, fans hoping to secure a piece of the unique merchandise will be left disappointed, as the footwear is solely for Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss and his wife, and chief brand advisor, Cassidy Towriss.
The design mirrors that of ...
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has promised to end the ongoing 13-year hiatus of V8 power units from Formula 1 by 2031 at the latest.
The V8 was ditched for a V6 turbo-hybrid in 2014 and F1 has now entered its third regulation cycle since the electrified power units were introduced.
However, the 2026 ruleset is proving contentious because of the move towards a power unit that has a ...
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has promised to end the ongoing 13-year hiatus of V8 power units from Formula 1 by 2031 at the latest.
The V8 was ditched for a V6 turbohybrid in 2014 and F1 has now entered its third regulation cycle since the electrified power units were introduced. However, the 2026 ruleset is proving contentious.
That’s because of the move towards a power unit that ...
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has likened modern Formula 1 to a series of 24 Super Bowls for fans.
Speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange Miami ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Brown discussed how dramatically the race weekends have changed from a commercial point of view.
The American, who has been instrumental in McLaren's impressive commercial turnaround, believes modern race weekends ...
Valtteri Bottas was upbeat following qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix because his Cadillac felt “like a different car” compared with previous rounds in the 2026 Formula 1 season.
It has been a testing start to Cadillac’s debut campaign, as it is one of two teams alongside Aston Martin yet to score a point with the season now on its fourth race weekend in Miami.
Cadillac has usually ...
Isack Hadjar believes the gap to his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in qualifying for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix doesn’t represent the actual performance deficit.
Hadjar qualified a disappointing ninth and was 0.825s behind the four-time world champion, who took second with an additional 0.166s to Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli.
But Hadjar, who was disqualified over a technical ...
It has long been fashionable for the Cassandras of the F1 paddock to cry woe, woe and thrice woe from the Thursday of a race weekend onwards, based on the weather forecast for Sunday.
In Miami, this has been lent an additional significance – and not just because the start of Sunday’s race has been moved from 4pm to 1pm local time in response to forecast thunderstorms.
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Isack Hadjar has been officially disqualified from qualifying for this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after his Red Bull fell foul of the Formula 1 technical regulations.
The 21-year-old’s RB22 was in breach of Article C3.5.5 of the F1 regulations because his left hand side and right hand side floorboards were beyond the permitted dimension.
This announcement is no surprise though because it ...
Isack Hadjar has been officially disqualified from qualifying for this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix after his Red Bull fell foul of the Formula 1 technical regulations.
The 21-year-old’s RB22 was in breach of Article C3.5.5 of the F1 regulations because his left hand side and right hand side floorboards were beyond the permitted dimension.
This announcement is no surprise though because it ...
All the key BBC coverage details for the Miami Grand Prix, the second sprint event of the season, which takes place from 1-3 May.
George Russell reckons his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli is more competitive than him at this weekend’s Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix due to the track being very low on grip.
Antonelli stormed to his third consecutive grand prix pole on Saturday and qualified four tenths above Russell, who only mustered fifth having been second best to his stablemate throughout.
It started in sprint ...
Red Bull has surprised friend and foe alike – and even Max Verstappen himself – with second place during the Formula 1 qualifying in Miami. Whereas Verstappen did not even make it into Q3 in Japan, he has now secured a front-row start for Sunday’s race.
When it was pointed out that those who bet on Verstappen starting on the front row must have made a lot of money, the four-time world ...
Red Bull has surprised friend and foe alike – and even Max Verstappen himself – with second place during the Formula 1 qualifying in Miami. Whereas Verstappen did not even make it into Q3 in Japan, he has now secured a front-row start for Sunday’s race.
When it was pointed out that those who bet on Verstappen starting on the front row must have made a lot of money, the four-time world ...