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[Fortitude]

Oscar Piastri tops red-flagged Miami GP practice as Lando Norris faces two trips to the stewards.
Piastri comfortably led the way with a time of 1:27.128s, more than three-tenths of a second faster than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with new father Max Verstappen, following the birth of daughter Lily early this week, 0.430s down in his Red Bull.
2 May 2025
Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

It was a lively one hour of practice for the Miami GP, and eventful for different reasons for the McLaren boys. On-song Oscar Piastri topped the shortened sole practice session for the Miami Grand Prix that proved eventful for McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.

Within minutes of the session starting, Norris radioed in that he could feel tools inside his cockpit. "You left so many tools in the cockpit. Everything is just falling apart," he said. On returning immediately to his pit box, the Briton removed two items.

With five minutes remaining, however, a spin from Haas' Oliver Bearman out of Turn 11 before sliding into a wall at Turn 12 brought out the red flags and an effective halt to the session. It prevented Norris from mounting a challenge to Piastri. The Briton had just purpled the middle sector only to abort in the final sector when the session was halted.

‘Piastri comfortably led the way’;

https://racingnews365.com/oscar-pias...o-the-stewards


Miami GP: Free Practice 1 Results
Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Formula 1 Miami GP from Miami International Autodrome.
3 May 2025
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Pos Num Driver Team Laps Diff Best
1 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren – Mercedes 22 1:27.128s
2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 22 0.356s 1:27.484s
3 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull – Honda 20 0.430s 1:27.558s
4 55 Carlos Sainz Williams – Mercedes 23 0.550s 1:27.678s
5 23 Alex Albon Williams – Mercedes 25 0.827s 1:27.955s
6 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls – Honda 23 0.840s 1:27.968s
7 63 George Russell Mercedes 26 0.930s 1:28.058s
8 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull – Honda 21 1.027s 1:28.155s
9 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 28 1.099s 1:28.227s
10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin – Mercedes 24 1.115s 1:28.243s

‘Free Practice 1 Results’;

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2025-m...nal-autodrome/


What happened in sole F1 Miami GP practice session
May 2, 2025
Josh Suttill
The Race

Formula 1’s first and only practice session at the Miami Grand Prix was prematurely ended by a crash for Haas driver Ollie Bearman. Of those who were able to complete their soft tyre runs McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fastest with a 1m27.128s, over three tenths quicker than Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari. Max Verstappen, who missed Miami media day on Thursday as partner Kelly Piquet gave birth to their daughter Lily, was third quickest for Red Bull, four tenths slower than Piastri.

The Williams duo of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon were fourth and fifth ahead of the Racing Bulls of Isack Hadjar. On mediums Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli led a one-two before the soft tyre running commenced. Their best medium efforts left them seventh and ninth at the flag with a soft-tyre shod Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda splitting them.

Norris will be involved in two post-session stewards investigations. The first is for his McLaren team releasing his car in an unsafe condition at the start of FP1, with a torch seemingly having been left in the car during his first trip out of the garage. The second will be centred on whether Esteban Ocon’s Haas impeded Norris, with the duo almost coming to blows into Turn 17.

‘What happened’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...ctice-session/


2025 Miami GP FP1: Norris forced to pit after McLaren leave tools in his cockpit
May 2, 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Lando Norris had to return to the pits immediately in first practice after he discovered his mechanics had left some tools inside his cockpit before sending him out on track.

‘Tools in his cockpit’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...28579584912349


Why Red Bull sees ‘little risk’ introducing floor upgrade at F1 Miami GP
May 2, 2025
Dan Lawrence
Motorsport Week

Red Bull Chief Engineer Paul Monaghan said the team sees little risk in introducing a floor upgrade to the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix Sprint weekend. The Miami International Autodrome, as has become custom, hosts a Sprint, meaning Red Bull has only one practice session to bed in the floor alterations, but Monaghan doesn’t see that being an issue. Moreover, the alterations should aid Red Bull in its attempts to improve through corner balance.

“That’s why we brought it,” he told select media, including Motorsport Week on Friday. “It’s reasonably stable. We can bring it at relatively low risk because it’s a Sprint race. And it’s an opportunity to do it, we were able to do it. People work really hard in the factories, put it on the car and enjoy the benefits.”

After a difficult Bahrain GP weekend, Red Bull worked hard to bring upgrades to Miami and Monaghan said, “the complaints we had, we’ve addressed some,” before adding, “Have we done it wholly? Probably not. Will we continue? Yes. It won’t be a sort of turnkey solution to unlock if you like, it’s going to be incremental improvements on the car,” Monaghan continued.

‘Attempts to improve through corner balance’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...t-f1-miami-gp/

[Fortitude]

Kimi Antonelli takes SHOCK pole for Miami GP sprint race - as Mercedes rookie, 18, edges out Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after superb display.
Teenager Kimi Antonelli snatched a surprise pole for Saturday’s sprint race in Miami.
• Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli, 18, took pole for Saturday's sprint race in Miami
• The Italian was in superb form and edged out Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
2 May 2025
JONATHAN MCEVOY
MailOnline

Teenager Kimi Antonelli snatched a surprise pole for Saturday’s sprint race in Miami. Nobody younger has taken a pole, albeit this was not for the grand prix itself on Sunday. Still, the Italian was mightily impressive in seeing off championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.045sec at a sunlit Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins.


‘It was a very intense qualifying, and I have felt really good since this morning's practice session,’ said Antonelli, having set the fastest time ever around the circuit – 1min 26.482sec – on the fourth staging of the Floridian event. The last lap was mighty. I pulled it all together, and I am delighted to get my first pole. It will be a different feeling to start on the front row tomorrow, and I cannot wait to see how we do in the sprint race, and in qualifying for the grand prix, too.’

‘SHOCK pole’;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...r-Piastri.html


Miami GP: Sprint Qualifying Results
Full results from Sprint Qualifying for the Formula 1 Miami GP from Miami International Autodrome.
3 May 2025
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Pos Num Driver Team Laps SQ1 SQ2 SQ3
1 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 15 1:27.858s 1:27.384s 1:26.482s
2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren – Mercedes 12 1:27.951s 1:27.354s 1:26.527s
3 4 Lando Norris McLaren – Mercedes 14 1:27.890s 1:27.109s 1:26.582s
4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull – Honda 16 1:27.953s 1:27.245s 1:26.737s
5 63 George Russell Mercedes 15 1:27.688s 1:27.666s 1:26.791s
6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 16 1:28.325s 1:27.467s 1:26.808s
7 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 15 1:28.231s 1:27.546s 1:27.030s
8 23 Alex Albon Williams – Mercedes 15 1:27.859s 1:27.697s 1:27.193s
9 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls – Honda 12 1:28.394s 1:27.773s 1:27.543s
10 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin – Mercedes 13 1:28.455s 1:27.766s 1:27.790s

‘Sprint Qualifying Results’;

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2025-m...order-details/


2025 Miami GP Sprint Qualifying: Antonelli shows his inexperience after grabbing Sprint pole in Miami
3 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Rookie Kimi Antonelli had to be called back by FIA officials to take part in the media interviews for the top three drivers in Sprint Qualifying after he took pole in the session.

‘Called back’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...49105314352531


George Russell reveals cause of deficit to Kimi Antonelli
George Russell went from comfortably out-qualifying Kimi Antonelli to being three-tenths of a second slower in Miami.
3 May 2025
Samuel Coop
RacingNews365

Reflecting on his day, George Russell contextualised the gap, which amounted to a considerable swing in performance between the pair. "Firstly, massive congrats to Kimi," he said of his team-mate. "Really pleased to see. He did an amazing job. He's been really quick all day, really impressive.”

"I've been struggling a little bit, little bit off the pace, not been so comfortable, and we just wanted to go on the early side, because ultimately I didn't quite have that confidence. And we thought maybe if there's a yellow or red at the end of a session, it will come our way. But yeah, P5, not great, more to improve, but amazing for Kimi and the team."

‘Contextualised the gap’;

https://racingnews365.com/george-rus...kimi-antonelli


Winners and losers from the 2025 Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying
3 May 2025
Uros Radovanovic
PlanetF1.com

Winner: Kimi Antonelli - Undoubtedly the biggest winner of the session. Kimi delivered a phenomenal lap, clocking in 0.045s quicker than Piastri and 0.100s ahead of Norris. Making this achievement even more impressive – this was his first-ever drive at the Miami circuit.
Loser: Yuki Tsunoda - The biggest disappointment of the session was Yuki Tsunoda, who, due to a breakdown in team coordination, failed to start his second flying lap in time and ended the session P18.

Winner: McLaren - Both McLaren drivers were slightly off Antonelli’s pole lap, but the session was still a net positive. The time gaps were minimal, and there’s a strong chance McLaren will show superior race pace in the sprint.
Loser: Ferrari - Ferrari continues to struggle. At the beginning of the season, they already looked like the weakest of the top four teams – and nothing seems to have changed.

Winner: Fernando Alonso - Aston Martin’s performance decline is no secret – they appear to be shifting focus to 2026 and the new regulations. The team hasn’t scored a point in the last three race weekends and currently sits seventh in the Constructors’ standings.
Loser: Jack Doohan - Jack Doohan experienced a situation strikingly similar to Yuki Tsunoda’s – ending sprint qualifying in 17th place without even getting a chance to improve his time at the end of SQ1.

‘Winners and losers’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/winner...int-qualifying


Piastri reveals where pole ‘went away’ from him during Miami Sprint Qualifying as Norris pleased to be back ‘in a good ballpark’
3 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site

Oscar Piastri believes he would have secured pole position for the Miami Grand Prix Sprint race without a small mistake on his final SQ3 run, but the McLaren driver still described himself as “pretty happy” with P2 on the grid. Piastri arrived at the Miami International Autodrome as F1’s new championship leader and was one of several drivers in the mix for Sprint pole – ultimately being pipped by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli by just under half a tenth of a second.

Reflecting on his session, Piastri said: “It wasn’t the best lap ever... I had a lock-up into the last corner, which I think was probably where pole went away, but P2 is still a good result. “We can still fight from there in the Sprint tomorrow, so all in all, I’m pretty happy.”

Pushed on whether he feels in the mix for the 100-kilometre Sprint and the Qualifying and Grand Prix sessions to follow, the Australian added: “Yeah, definitely. I think we’ve got a bit more pace to unlock, hopefully. I’m feeling positive still. We’ll try and make up a spot tomorrow in the Sprint before we get stuck into where the big points are.”

‘Small mistake on his final SQ3 run’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...joE6PAnS4oUfAk


Scenes from the first on-track day of Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix weekend
May 2, 2025
David J. Neal
Miami Herald

Friday was the first day of on-track activity for this year’s FIA Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix with practice in the early afternoon and qualifying for Saturday’s F1 Sprint race in the late afternoon.

In addition to racing in Saturday’s Sprint, McLaren’s Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Red Bell’s Max Verstappen, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will be qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix later Saturday.

Check out some of the top photos from the event by Miami Herald photojournalists Carl Juste and Matias J. Ocner:

‘Scenes from the first on-track day’;

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/n...mainstage_card

[Fortitude]

Safety Car helps Norris to another Miami win as Verstappen fails to score.
Lando Norris won the sprint race in Miami by jumping ahead of his team mate Oscar Piastri through the pits.
3rd May 2025
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

The pair pitted on consecutive laps to swap their intermediate tyres for slicks as the track dried out. Norris, who had been pressuring Piastri hard, was the second to come in, but benefited from the appearance of the Safety Car after Fernando Alonso crashed. He won the Miami Grand Prix last year thanks to another fortuitously-timed Safety Car.

The start of the race was delayed after heavy rain fell in the late morning ahead of the noon start. Charles Leclerc eliminated himself from contention before the race even started when he crashed at turn 10 on his reconnaissance lap when the rain worsened. After a half-hour delay the cars completed two formation laps behind the Safety Car and lined up on the grid for a standing start. Just as in Jeddah two weeks earlier, Piastri made a slightly better start from second on the grid than the pole-winner and dived for the inside.

‘Lando Norris won the sprint race in Miami’;

https://www.racefans.net/2025/05/03/...ails-to-score/


Miami GP: Sprint Results
Full results from the Formula 1 Miami GP Sprint from Miami International Autodrome.
4 May 2025
Mat Coch
Speedcafe

Pos Num Driver Team Laps
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren – Mercedes 18 Laps
2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren – Mercedes 0.672
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1.073
4 23 Alex Albon Williams – Mercedes 2.522
5 63 George Russell Mercedes 3.127
6 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin – Mercedes 3.412
7 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls – Honda 4.024
8 87 Oliver Bearman Haas – Ferrari 4.218
9 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull – Honda 5.153
10 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 5.635

‘Sprint Results’;

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2025-m...nal-autodrome/


2025 Miami GP sprint results - Norris benefits from safety car again to win
May 3rd 2025
Pablo Elizalde
Motor Sport Magazine

In a repeat of the 2024 race, Norris got lucky with the timing of a late safety car to win Miami's sprint race. Lando Norris won a delayed Miami Grand Prix sprint race after benefitting from a late safety to emerge in the lead, in a repeat of the 2024 Formula 1 race.

The McLaren driver was running behind team-mate Oscar Piastri with three laps to go when they both pitted for slicks after the rain had forced everybody to start on intermediates. But a lucky safety car period as Norris pitted helped him emerge in the lead after making his stop a lap later than Piastri, who had led the race from the start.

‘A repeat of the 2024 race’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#


2025 Miami GP Sprint: Leclerc crashes out on wet track on his way to the grid
May 3rd 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Charles Leclerc crashed out of the Saturday Sprint in Miami before it even began, as he lost control of his Ferrari on a sodden wet track as he was making his way to the grid on intermediate tyres.

‘Leclerc crashes on his way to the grid’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...15146049455907


2025 Miami GP Sprint: Piastri takes the lead as pole-sitter Antonelli drops to fourth on the start
May 3rd 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Oscar Piastri got a superb start from P2 on the grid to go into Turn 1 side-by-side with pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli who ran wide and dropped down to fourth, behind Max Verstappen.

‘Piastri takes the lead’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...18502870500742


Formula 1: Liam Lawson scores first points of 2025, takes seventh-placed finish in Miami Grand Prix sprint race
3 May, 2025
Alex Powell
New Zealand Herald

After qualifying 14th, Lawson made up five places on the end of the first racing lap - delayed by rain over the Miami International Autodrome - and benefited from a chaotic affair to cross the line eighth, before he was upgraded one place after Max Verstappen was penalised for an unsafe pit release.

Seventh in the sprint nets Lawson two points, and betters his ninth-placings from grands prix in Singapore in 2023, and Austin and Brazil last year. However, the Kiwi will have to plead his case to the stewards, after an incident caused Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to crash in the final laps of the race.

“With Fernando, I tried to get out of it, because he just pushed me so far off,” Lawson said to his race engineer after the chequered flag. Lawson could benefit from a number of cars being investigated post-race, giving the stewards little time to deliberate before Grand Prix qualifying on Sunday morning.

‘First points of 2025’;

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/mot...LFVYC5EDGVLVM/