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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the Miami Formula One Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Verstappen still seeking improvements after finishing 5th at Miami | AP News

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen was feeling a bit more comfortable in his car at the Miami Grand Prix, but the four-time Formula 1 champion still believes Red Bull has improvements to make.After testing out Red Bull’s upgrades made during a five-week break in the F1 schedule, Verstappen had his best result of the season on Sunday, finishing fifth despite spinning from second on the opening lap. Verstappen has been a vocal critic of the current car regulations, even going as far as saying he’s considering leaving the sport. He left Miami only slightly happier with the car.“I mean, my car drives a bit better,” said Verstappen, who qualified a season-best second for the race at Miami International Autodrome. “But what I said before about the regulations is the same. ... It’s still not how I would like to see it.”Verstappen was part of a chaotic start to Sunday’s race when he spun trying to hold off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who had surged to the lead ahead of eventual winner Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes on the opening lap. The spin caused Verstappen to fall to ninth. “Quite hectic,” Verstappen said. “I lost the rear into Turn 2. Then

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Kimi Antonelli wins Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, extending his championship lead
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Kimi Antonelli wins Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, extending his championship lead

May 3, 2026, 2:58 PM EDTMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Kimi Antonelli won the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, securing his third victory in a row and increasing his lead in the world championship.The 19-year-old Italian prodigy started first after taking his third consecutive pole position for the race. And while he lost his lead at the start, he regained it and held off the charging McLaren of Lando Norris toward the end.“This is just the beginning. The road is still long, but we’re working super hard, and the team is doing an incredible job, and without them, I wouldn’t be here,” Antonelli said after the race.Norris finished second, with fellow McLaren driver Oscar Piastri completing the podium in third place.The race time was moved up by three hours to start at 1 p.m. local time due to a threat of thunderstorms later in the afternoon.It was the fourth race of the 2026 season, coming after an unplanned five-week gap due to two races in the Middle East getting canceled because of the war in Iran. It’s also the first race in the U.S. since new rules led to massive changes in the sport. Formula 1 tweaked the regulations

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Miami Grand Prix weather updates: Rain pushes up start time for Sunday
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Miami Grand Prix weather updates: Rain pushes up start time for Sunday

May 3, 2026, 12:15 p.m. ETMother Nature is an unexpected entrant into Sunday's Formula 1 action.The 2026 Miami Grand Prix is set to get underway, albeit a bit earlier than its originally scheduled time for lights out. With weather in the Miami area threatening the original start time for the race, drivers are set to take the grid at 1 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon.While F1 drivers do race in the elements, thunderstorms are a different beast for racers and spectators alike. The impending rain could toss a monkey wrench into the garages of drivers and teams, with tire strategy critical to securing a win – or at least a finish – in today's race.Here's what to know about the start time and weather ahead of Sunday's Miami GP:What time does the Miami GP start?Start time: 1 p.m. ETLights out for the Miami Grand Prix is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, a time that was pushed up from the originally scheduled 4 p.m. ET start time.Weather in the Miami area led to organizers deciding to move the start time for the race.Miami Grand Prix weather updatesPer the National Weather Service, "showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after

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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the Miami Formula One Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Verstappen still seeking improvements after finishing 5th at Miami | AP News

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen was feeling a bit more comfortable in his car at the Miami Grand Prix, but the four-time Formula 1 champion still believes Red Bull has improvements to make.After testing out Red Bull’s upgrades made during a five-week break in the F1 schedule, Verstappen had his best result of the season on Sunday, finishing fifth despite spinning from second on the opening lap. Verstappen has been a vocal critic of the current car regulations, even going as far as saying he’s considering leaving the sport. He left Miami only slightly happier with the car.“I mean, my car drives a bit better,” said Verstappen, who qualified a season-best second for the race at Miami International Autodrome. “But what I said before about the regulations is the same. ... It’s still not how I would like to see it.”Verstappen was part of a chaotic start to Sunday’s race when he spun trying to hold off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who had surged to the lead ahead of eventual winner Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes on the opening lap. The spin caused Verstappen to fall to ninth. “Quite hectic,” Verstappen said. “I lost the rear into Turn 2. Then

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Kimi Antonelli wins Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, extending his championship lead
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Kimi Antonelli wins Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, extending his championship lead

May 3, 2026, 2:58 PM EDTMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Kimi Antonelli won the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, securing his third victory in a row and increasing his lead in the world championship.The 19-year-old Italian prodigy started first after taking his third consecutive pole position for the race. And while he lost his lead at the start, he regained it and held off the charging McLaren of Lando Norris toward the end.“This is just the beginning. The road is still long, but we’re working super hard, and the team is doing an incredible job, and without them, I wouldn’t be here,” Antonelli said after the race.Norris finished second, with fellow McLaren driver Oscar Piastri completing the podium in third place.The race time was moved up by three hours to start at 1 p.m. local time due to a threat of thunderstorms later in the afternoon.It was the fourth race of the 2026 season, coming after an unplanned five-week gap due to two races in the Middle East getting canceled because of the war in Iran. It’s also the first race in the U.S. since new rules led to massive changes in the sport. Formula 1 tweaked the regulations

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Miami Grand Prix weather updates: Rain pushes up start time for Sunday
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Miami Grand Prix weather updates: Rain pushes up start time for Sunday

May 3, 2026, 12:15 p.m. ETMother Nature is an unexpected entrant into Sunday's Formula 1 action.The 2026 Miami Grand Prix is set to get underway, albeit a bit earlier than its originally scheduled time for lights out. With weather in the Miami area threatening the original start time for the race, drivers are set to take the grid at 1 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon.While F1 drivers do race in the elements, thunderstorms are a different beast for racers and spectators alike. The impending rain could toss a monkey wrench into the garages of drivers and teams, with tire strategy critical to securing a win – or at least a finish – in today's race.Here's what to know about the start time and weather ahead of Sunday's Miami GP:What time does the Miami GP start?Start time: 1 p.m. ETLights out for the Miami Grand Prix is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET, a time that was pushed up from the originally scheduled 4 p.m. ET start time.Weather in the Miami area led to organizers deciding to move the start time for the race.Miami Grand Prix weather updatesPer the National Weather Service, "showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after

6 hr ago
Antonelli takes third win a row for Mercedes to stretch F1 lead in Miami
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Formula One: Miami GP race updates as storms threaten disruption – live

Nineteen-year-old becomes the first driver in F1 history to convert his first three pole positions into race victories.Italian teenage prodigy Kimi ⁠Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and wrote his name in the Formula One record books with his third victory in a row from pole position.The youngest driver ever to ⁠lead the championship, at 19 years old, ⁠Antonelli also became the first to take his first three career wins from the top slot on the grid and also the first in five editions of the race to win in Miami from the ⁠front row.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man Utd beat Liverpool in thriller to secure Champions League qualificationlist 2 of 4The World Cup & Passport privilegelist 3 of 4Who is Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby?list 4 of 4USA vs Paraguay among World Cup games with unsold, exorbitant ticketsend of list“This is just the beginning, the road is still long,” he said after beating McLaren’s world champion Lando Norris by 3.2 seconds at the Hard Rock Stadium to stretch his lead to 20 points after four rounds – all won by Mercedes.“We are working super hard

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