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The incident late on that saw George Russell and Max Verstappen make contact into Turn One is being investigated. Verstappen was already heading to the stewards for crossing the pit exit line at his pit stop early in the race.
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Charles Leclerc will be making his way to the stewards for driving his Ferrari in an “unsafe condition” on that last lap. It would be very, very harsh to give Leclerc a penalty in my humble opinion.
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“It has not been the most straightforward of weekends. Qualifying yesterday was a bit messy for both of us, but the pace seemed more encouraging today. I had to make a few overtakes at the end of the race. It was a pretty late charge, but it is very tricky around here, especially in these conditions, so thanks to the team. Clearly we are a step closer in performance once again, so that is nice to see. This weekend we showed if we get track position we can hang on to things well. We were close in Japan, but we have definitely taken a step forward and hopefully in Canada we can take another step forward again. Excited for the future.”
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“A mixed bag, really. We just got undercut; no excuses other than that. We got undercut, we should have boxed first. Kimi [Antonelli] did a good job. Hats off to Mercedes and Kimi, they drove a good race. Easy to make mistakes out there with the big braking zones and with these cars but he did not make any big enough for me to capitalise on. So I have to be happy, I think as a team I think we have to be happy. I am gutted to miss out on a win here in Miami, I think it was possible today. But not the pace to get past him in the end, so we take it on the chin. But it is still a positive weekend all together.”
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“The start was not as bad as yesterday, it was a bit better. I did not expect Charles [Leclerc] to brake that early, so to avoid him I locked up. I was a bit lucky with what happened in Turn Two [with Max Verstappen spinning] then I did a little mistake with the energy management, trying to overtake Charles, then I lost a place to Lando [Norris]. Then the pace was strong. I was able to stay close. The team did a great strategy. We did a massive undercut and we managed to bring it home even though it was not easy.”
On making history by becoming the first driver to convert his first three pole positions into wins:
“This is just the beginning. The road is still long. We are working super hard and the team is doing an incredible job. Without them, I would not be here, so thanks to them and my family. I am going to enjoy this one then get back to work.”
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“How did we not win this? We should have won guys. Good try, good effort. Nice to see the progress. Well done, let’s keep pushing guys. We can get back to winning, we can make it easier for ourselves.”
The world champion looked comfortable out in front during the front stint but Mercedes brought Antonelli in for a pit stop before Norris and got the undercut done. How much will McLaren regret that?
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The young Italian extends his lead at the top of the championship by taking victory ahead of Norris. Piastri comes home in the final podium position.
Russell has caught up to Leclerc and gets the move done before turn 17. The two do touch at that corner but Russell gets the move done. Leclerc is trying to hold on but also gets passed by Verstappen just before the line. It was a crazy start to the race and now a crazy end.
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It is safe to say Verstappen and Russell are not good friends and it is a great battle between the pair. Russell thinks about a move at turn 17 but instead leaves it to turn one. Russell looks like he will get the move done at turn one but Verstappen keeps the place. The pair have seemingly touched though as Russell has damage to his front wing and Verstappen thinks his tyre made contact with Russell.
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There are two battles to keep an eye on right now. Leclerc and Piastri for the final podium spot whilst Verstappen and Russell are battling for fifth and sixth. Verstappen could end up with a penalty after the race for an infringement earlier in the race.
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Things have calmed down a bit now but I’m still having trouble with all this passing and repassing. For all the action, it’s curiously flat. Maybe that’s because it’s difficult to draw any real conclusions. It’s hard to give credit to drivers in these regs when they’re all deploying their boosts at different times.
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Antonelli tells his team he feels the rears have gone as the championship leader is under big pressure from the defending world champion Norris. There is a one-lap difference in tyres between this pair, with Antonelli coming in a lap before Norris which allowed him to execute the undercut.
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Unless there is some dramatic rain between now and the end of the race, it will be a two-horse race for the win between Antonelli and Norris. There is under a second between those two.
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Piastri was the last of the frontrunners to come in but is showing good pace on his new hard tyres. His stop was a touch slow but is just a second off the Leclerc/Russell battle.
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Will McLaren react immediately and bring Norris in after Antonelli’s stop? The answer is yes and Norris is coming in. It is a decent stop but will it be enough? It is very close as Norris comes out of the pits. Norris comes back out just ahead but Antonelli gets the overtake done. Verstappen is just ahead having pitted a long while back. Piastri is yet to come in and leads the race.
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Piastri is told over team radio that there is possible rain in the next couple of laps, with the main area of the track that could be affected being turns seven and eight. “It could be heavy”. The top four, Norris, Antonelli, Piastri and Hamilton, have not pitted yet.
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Mercedes have brought Russell in from fifth to put the hard tyre on. He comes back out in 12th. As he does that, Verstappen goes up the inside of Colapinto at turn one to take sixth place.
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Perez is told over team radio that there is expected to be a shower in the next two or three laps.
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Verstappen is making some decent progress through the field and is up into tenth on those hard tyres. A reminder he has made a stop and could in theory go to the end, although it would be a long way to the end and there is the threat of rain. The Dutchman though is under investigation for potentially crossing the white line at the pit exit.
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Leclerc decides to scamper right at turn 17 and easily holds onto first place ahead of Norris and Antonelli. Piastri thinks about a move around the outside of the exit of turn one on Russell and manages to get it done. Piastri tells his team that it was “super dangerous” from Russell.
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We are watching the replays from the start of the race, where Verstappen went around coming out of the first turn and going through turn two. The Dutchman spun 360 and it is a miracle that no-one collided with him.
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Red Bull have decided to call Verstappen in, which is a very early stop, to put the hard tyres on. It is a cheap stop under the safety car but he will come back out into traffic.
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Norris, in third, is told over team radio to allow the front two to yo-yo, which could play into the world champion’s hands. Antonelli got the move down on the previous lap to take first before Leclerc takes first place back again into turn 11.
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Antonelli is looking racy and is challenging Leclerc for first place. The young Italian thinks about a move at turn 11 but instead waits until turn 17, where he goes up the inside of Leclerc to take first.
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Russell gets a good run out of the final few corners and makes a move down the inside of Piastri at turn one to take fourth place.
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“Miami is always quite unpredictable so we will wait and see. It could be a dry start, after that who knows. After that it will be a game of anticipation and being on the right tyre on the right time.”
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“It is pretty dry. Just some wet spots under the bridges but it should be ok. The more we wait the more rain is coming. If we get started now, it is more the lightning in the area; that is a bit trickier around here. It is slippery. These cars do not have a lot of grip in the wet.”
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Miami grid a celebrity zoo, as per. Good fun though. Teams I’ve spoken to expect rain around 30 laps in. “A shower”. Although quite what that constitutes here in Florida is anyone’s guess.
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has just spoken to Sky Sports and says he originally thought it was going to rain at race time but it appears that will not be the case. He is anticipating if the rain comes it will come hard.
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“Super excited. These are the conditions that I have always enjoyed racing in. The mixed conditions in Formula 2 were really exciting, it was one of the most exciting races I have seen for a while. So I hope that is the case for us today.”
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“It is dry at the moment but there is a band of rain coming in in about 25 to 35 minutes, but it could miss the circuit. It is just a little thunderstorm, and if it does miss the circuit and we have a dry race, then we are in for an interesting one.
“It is only a one-stopper, but you can start on the medium or the soft, but the medium-hard is being projected as the optimum strategy. But if the wet weather comes, all of that goes out of the window.”
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1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 75pts
2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 68pts
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 55pts
4. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 43pts
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 33pts
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“Following discussions between FIA, FOM and the Miami promoter, the decision has been taken to move the start of Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix to 1pm local time in Miami (6pm BST) due to the weather forecast that is expected to bring heavier rainstorms later in the afternoon close to the original planned race start time.
“This decision has been taken to ensure the least amount of disruption to the race, and to ensure the maximum possible window to complete the Grand Prix in the best conditions and to prioritise the safety of drivers, fans, teams and staff.”
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1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
4. Lando Norris (McLaren)
5. George Russell (Mercedes)
6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
8. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
10. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
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Championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start today’s Miami Grand Prix pole. Antonelli only finished sixth in the Sprint earlier on Saturday but delivered a time good enough for pole with his first effort in Q3. Antonelli’s lead at the top of the drivers’ standings was cut to seven points to his teammate George Russell after the Sprint but has the chance to extend his lead today.
“It has been an amazing day to be on pole again,” Antonelli said. “It was a difficult start with the Sprint when it did not go our way but super happy with the recovery. I got a bit excited with the last lap in Q3 but the first lap was good enough and I am really happy with that.”
Antonelli will be joined on the front row by Max Verstappen, who was the only driver to properly improve with his second and final run in Q3.
“It is an incredible turnaround for us,” said Verstappen. “I really did not feel in control of the car up until this weekend. I did not know what would happen with it. The team have brought a really good performance upgrade to the car, made it more driveable for me and it really clicked as soon as I jumped in the car here it felt great, or a lot better. For us, to be on the front row, is a bit of a surprise but we take it. It is a massive boost for the whole team and we are heading in the right direction.”
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start third, with McLaren’s Lando Norris joining him on the second row in fourth. Norris won the Sprint earlier on Saturday as part of a McLaren one-two but qualifying was trickier for the team, with Oscar Piastri set to start today’s race in seventh.
“There were little things,” said Norris. “It was a bit windier, the direction was different, temperatures. But same for everyone, right? I think both cars clearly struggled a bit more than yesterday and we need to understand why. At the same time, it’s not like I felt we did a bad job. But other people did a bad job yesterday and today they did the job they should have done.
“Mercedes are just as quick as us. When you look at the GPS from Ferrari and Red Bull, there are many places they are quicker than us. So we just did a very good job yesterday and in the Sprint to win. But qualifying was a little reality check. But it is more where we deserved to be and where we should be honestly.”
The race has been brought forward by three hours due to the threat of thunderstorms. It was set to get under way at 9pm BST (4pm local time) but the FIA and F1 have announced a new start time of 6pm BST.
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