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Kimi Antonelli wins the chaotic 2026 Canadian Grand Prix after George Russell retires with a power-unit failure; Lewis Hamilton finishes second and Max Verstappen third amid Mercedes-related drama and late-race battles.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli set the pace in the first Q2 runs at the Canadian Grand Prix, while Charles Leclerc struggled and dropped into the lower tier of the session as rivals like Norris and Verstappen urged the margins.
George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix sprint after a fraught duel with Mercedes teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli, accompanied by tense team radio exchanges and a Wolff intervention; qualifying is due later. Norris and Piastri also featured in the sprint, while Lindblad picked up points in the wider race.
Kimi Antonelli topped a chaotic 60-minute FP1 in Montreal as Mercedes carried upgrades and the Canadian GP sprint weekend began, with a string of incidents including Ocon’s pit‑lane breach, Russell’s spin at Turn 1, Norris’s grass moment, Colapinto’s power-unit issue and Albon’s marmot-related disruption impacting track time ahead of sprint qualifying.
Kimi Antonelli clinched a chaotic Miami Grand Prix win after Mercedes’ bold undercut overturned a 2.2-second gap to beat Norris, with Piastri third, Russell fourth and Verstappen fifth while Leclerc spun on the final lap and later faced investigations over continuing in an unsafe condition and a Russell–Verstappen incident.
Kimi Antonelli won the 57-lap 2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome, fending off Lando Norris to take victory with Oscar Piastri third. Verstappen and Russell followed in fourth and fifth, while Charles Leclerc spun and hit the wall to finish sixth after a late scrap with McLaren. The start was moved forward to dodge thunderstorms, and Verstappen briefly led before spinning and dropping to ninth. Two post-race investigations loom, including a possible penalty for Leclerc crossing the pit exit line, meaning results could still change. Full top 10: Antonelli, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton, Colapinto, Sainz, Albon; Hulkenberg and Liam Lawson DNF.
Pole-sitter Antonelli led early in a weather-threatened Miami Grand Prix that started ahead of schedule due to storms; Leclerc soon took the helm as the race featured safety-car periods and crashes (Hadjar, Gasly) and various position swaps among Norris, Piastri and Verstappen, while rain was forecast to arrive around lap 25, potentially disrupting the event.
Live coverage of the 2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome, with Kimi Antonelli on pole, Verstappen alongside on the front row, a forecast for rain and possible delays, and grid changes including Isack Hadjar starting from the pit lane, all accompanied by live timing and updates.
Kimi Antonelli secured pole for Mercedes at the Miami Grand Prix after optimizing the car’s electrical deployment across the lap, following a disrupted Friday practice. He outpaced Verstappen and Leclerc in Q3, while Norris—though a sprint winner—was slower in the final shootout. The analysis highlights how boost strategy and Miami’s low-grip layout shaped the times, with Russell fifth and Mercedes maintaining their qualifying edge.
Kimi Antonelli claimed pole for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix with a 1:27.798, about 0.3s clear of Max Verstappen; Leclerc and Norris locked the second row, with Russell fifth and Hamilton sixth. Oscar Piastri and Norris faced power-unit/boost issues, Gabriel Bortoleto endured a sprint disqualification and then a brake-fire ending his session, while Nico Hülkenberg and the rest of the field completed qualifying in positions from 11th onward. Full qualifying results listed below.
Lando Norris topped sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix in an upgraded McLaren, beating championship leader Kimi Antonelli to take sprint pole as Mercedes suffered its first qualifying defeat of 2026 following mid‑season upgrades; Norris clocked 1m27.869s in SQ3, with Leclerc, Piastri and Verstappen close behind as Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull pushed hard after the break.
Charles Leclerc topped the sole Miami FP1 with a 1m29.310s, 0.297s ahead of Verstappen, as Piastri and Hamilton completed the top four; Kimi Antonelli finished fifth but was hampered by a power-unit issue that prevented him from soft-tyre runs, in a 90-minute session during the sprint weekend.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 F1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka with Oscar Piastri finishing second on his first 2026 start; Charles Leclerc claimed third ahead of George Russell, Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton. Oliver Bearman survived a high‑g collision with a bruised knee, while a late Safety Car influenced strategy. The result keeps Antonelli atop the standings as the youngest driver to lead the world championship.
Pole-winner Kimi Antonelli will lead the Suzuka grid with Russell second; Piastri third, Leclerc fourth, Norris fifth and Hamilton sixth, while Max Verstappen starts 11th after Q2 exit. Today's race start was delayed by 10 minutes due to barrier repairs at Turn 12, with the formation lap scheduled for 06:10 BST.
Kimi Antonelli took pole for the 2026 F1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka with a 1:28.778, delivering Mercedes a one-two alongside George Russell. Oscar Piastri qualified third, Charles Leclerc fourth, Lando Norris fifth and Lewis Hamilton sixth, while reigning champion Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 and starts 11th on the grid.