Miami GP – Sprint: McLaren 1-2, Antonelli sloppy

There was no discussion in Miami. Starting from pole position, Lando Norris maintained his position without flinching to win the Sprint in Florida, where he had already won his first Grand Prix in Formula 1 Two years ago. Behind the untouchable Briton, there was a commotion at the start. His front-row partner, Kimi Antonelli, once again missed his start, a recurring problem since the beginning of the season.

Relegated to 4th place, the Italian saw Charles Leclerc overtaking him without being able to offer any resistance, even though the Monegasque driver described him as "very bad in wheel-to-wheel battles" over the radio. The driver Classic Ferrari for sale led an offensive run, attempting to catch up with the McLaren byOscar piastriholding second position, but without ever being able to launch an attack. Thus, McLaren completed the first race of the weekend with a one-two finish, which was also the first race of the 2026 season without any Mercedes Benz He didn't make it onto the podium. Kimi Antonelli had to settle for fourth place, where he had dropped back to at the start, ahead of his teammate George Russell. The Briton attacked his neighbor, briefly taking the lead before being overtaken again by Antonelli. While he thought he would finish fourth, the championship leader received a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits too many times, which relegated him to sixth place.

It was very lively behind the Mercedes between Max Verstappen et Lewis HamiltonThe two men engaged in a fierce duel at the start, taking the first few corners side by side, with theAlpine by Franco Colapinto. There was several contacts between the wheels of the Ferrari and the Red BullHowever, neither driver suffered any major damage. While ahead of Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton was eventually overtaken by the Dutchman at Turn 11, but Verstappen forced the Ferrari off the track and had to relinquish the position.

Gasly still in the points

What followed was a sequence reminiscent of the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: the two champions played a game of strategy, one trying to relinquish the position before the Boost detection zone, the other waiting to maintain the advantage of the electric assistance. Ultimately, Hamilton took the position, allowing the gap to widen with the Mercedes ahead, and Max Verstappen capitalized, quickly regaining the lead. He finished 5th, ahead of Lewis Hamilton in 7th, while Kimi Antonelli slotted into second place after his penalty. Pierre Gasly8th, completes the points zone. The Frenchman is therefore still the only one, along with the Mercedes and Ferrari drivers, to have finished in the points in the first five races of the season, Sprints and Grands Prix combined.

Isack Hadjar, in 9th place, narrowly missed out on a top-eight finish, but the Frenchman was aggressive, making some decisive overtakes on Franco Colapinto and Gabriel Bortoleto. The Brazilian was also the only Audi driver in the field. Nico Hulkenberg having experienced a new problem with his car depriving him of Sprint.

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