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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/

[Fortitude]

Miami GP qualifying results: Max Verstappen on pole as Lewis Hamilton suffers disaster.
Max Verstappen stormed to an immense pole position at the Miami Grand Prix, fending off Lando Norris to secure a P1 grid slot for Sunday's race.
May 3, 2025
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

In Q3, Verstappen laid down the early marker, although the top three drivers were separated by less than two-hundredths of a second. Norris, Antonelli and Piastri all improved on their final attempts, but the reigning world champion did what he does best, and produced a stellar run worthy of pole position.

While the Scuderia struggled, Williams thrived as Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz sailed into Q3 with some breathing room. James Vowles’ squad have scored points in all but one of the race weekends so far in 2025.

Hamilton was joined in the bottom five by a quartet of rookies. Among them was Gabriel Bortoleto, who threatened to make an against-all-odds Q3 appearance following his immense first run, but was bumped down to 13th at the chequered flag.

‘Max Verstappen stormed to an immense pole position’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...Lewis-Hamilton


F1 2025 Miami Grand Prix – Qualifying Results
May 3, 2025
Motorsport Week

Position Driver Team Time Gap
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:26.204
2 Lando Norris McLaren 1:26.269 0.065
3 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:26.271 0.067
4 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:26.375 0.171
5 George Russell Mercedes 1:26.385 0.181
6 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:26.569 0.365
7 Alex Albon Williams 1:26.682 0.478
8 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:26.754 0.550
9 Esteban Ocon Haas 1:26.824 0.620
10 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1:26.943 0.739

‘Qualifying Results’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...fying-results/


Tomorrow’s F1 starting grid for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix
May 3rd 2025
Motor Sport Magazine

Max Verstappen is set to start on pole for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix. Here's how the starting grid looks for Sunday's race

Max Verstappen will be on pole for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, heading the F1 starting grid alongside Lando Norris, who was six-hundredths of a second off his rival’s time. Scroll down to see how the full grid will look when it lines up for the fifth grand prix of the season, which starts at 9pm in the UK — 4pm local time in Miami.

‘F1 starting grid’;

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


Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris to masterful Miami pole position
May 3rd 2025
Dan Lawrence
Motorsport Week

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen showed the Formula 1 world who’s the daddy with a sensational pole position at the Miami Grand Prix. The Dutch ace pipped McLaren’s Lando Norris by the slender margin of 0.065s with Sprint polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli taking third.

Hamilton out in Q2. Russell, initially fearful, did enough to advance in third. The same couldn’t be said for his former Mercedes team-mate Hamilton, with a lock-up into Turn 17 proving costly and dumping him out of Q2 in 12th.

The Flying Dutchman. Verstappen was determined to do so, laying down provisional pole with a 1:26.492s time, three-thousandths faster than Norris, with Piastri only third. The Flying Dutchman was finding his advantage in the fast sweeping corners of Sector 1, and holding things together just enough around the rest of the lap. Verstappen headed back out ahead of the two McLarens for the final runs, with the trio poised for a three-way shootout for pole.

‘Masterful Miami pole position’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...pole-position/


Miami GP: Max Verstappen on pole as Lewis Hamilton errors bite
3 May 2025
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen delivered a qualifying masterclass to seal pole position for the Miami Grand Prix. McLaren looked like they potentially had the pole battle under control, but as Q3 arrived, could anyone emerge to spoil the party? How Antonelli would have loved to make it a pair of Miami poles. But, if anyone was going to do it, then Verstappen looked like the one.

With the first runs done, it was the Dutchman on provisional pole, but with just 0.017s covering the top three of Verstappen, Norris and Piastri, this one was not over. The Red Bull RB21 was not behaving into Turn 1 for Verstappen, but despite that rear slide, he still set a purple first sector, upping the pressure on McLaren.

He put three tenths between himself and the Papaya team, and within a tenth for Norris was the best McLaren could do, Norris taking far too much kerb in Turn 17, “terrible”, as he put it. Max Verstappen takes pole in Miami. Antonelli muscled his way into P3 in another stellar one-lap effort in Miami, leaving championship leader Piastri P4 on the grid.

‘Qualifying masterclass’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/2025-m...lifying-report


Qualifying Highlights: 2025 Miami Grand Prix
3 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Watch highlights from qualifying ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix

‘Highlights’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/qu...36834621382346


'Just not the level of exeuction I needed' - Piastri on his poor qualifying
May 3, 2025
Jon Noble
The Race

"This afternoon was nothing to do with luck," he said. "It was just not the level of execution I needed to have in Q3. It's never a great qualifying session when your best lap is the first lap of Q2. There was quite a bit left on the table just through a few mistakes on both laps in Q3, which is a shame."

"In both Q3 laps I struggled in Turn 1," he said. "I think I lost pretty much two tenths in Turn 1 and then my first lap in Q3. I kind of gained it back a bit in the rest of sector one, but then fell away in the middle. On the last one, I eventually recovered some of it at the end, but it wasn't enough. So it was nothing to do with preparation. It was just execution of the driving unfortunately."

"It was just not the level of execution I needed to have in Q3”;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/p...gp-qualifying/

[Fortitude]

Verstappen last to first on day of mayhem in Miami.
Max Verstappen finished last in the Miami Sprint after a huge 10-second time penalty, but immediately bounced back to claim pole position for the Miami Grand Prix.
RacingNews365

The Miami Sprint was a chaotic affair, as heavy rain triggered a disruption, several accidents and plenty of penalties. Qualifying was dry; however, McLaren had no answer for the reigning world champion. Join RacingNews365's Ian Parkes and Nick Golding, as they discuss a remarkable Saturday.

‘Day of mayhem’;

https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...ayhem-in-miami


Max Verstappen demands Red Bull investigation after worrying Miami Grand Prix incident
The reigning world champion hit out at his own team following a controversial moment in Saturday's sprint race.
May 4, 2025
Fraser Watson

After the tyres were fitted, Verstappen was given the all clear to exit despite Antonelli approaching his pit box. The front-left wheel of Verstappen's car hit the right-rear of Antonelli's W15, shattering the wheel cover. The Italian was forced to abandon his stop, which ultimately cost him a chance of a points finish despite starting the race on pole.

It isn’t the first time this year that the 27-year-old has been hampered by a pit stop blunder, and after the race he called on his team to look into the incident. “This is something we need to investigate,” he demanded. "They've all been different (the pit stop problems). You can’t really compare these things. We all don’t want that to happen, but it happened."

After the pair collided, shards of carbon fibre came off Antonelli's car. Indeed, Verstappen admitted that he was relieved that neither he, the 18-year-old nor any team crew members had been hurt. Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was later pressed on Verstappen’s words. However, he stopped short of promising an investigation, saying: “It was a human error. We’ll learn from it."

‘Max Verstappen demands Red Bull investigation’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ami-Grand-Prix


Red Bull pick up points in Miami Grand Prix sprint race despite and after penalties
May 4, 2025
Charles Crook
CitiBlog

Red Bull did pick up points in the sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix despite a penalty for Max Verstappen, with Yuki Tsunoda getting points after three other drivers also got penalties.
Tsunoda had finished 10th on the road, which became 9th after Verstappen’s penalty and thus seemingly looked set for no points in a race where only the top 8 finishers get points.

But after the race, Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Ollie Bearman all received five second time penalties for various infringements, bumping Tsunoda to 6th and handing him 3 points. Tsunoda had started last after a set-up change meant a pit-lane start, which became back of grid as two formation laps meant the race was considered to have started, and he had stayed near the back in the first half of the 18-lap race.

As the race progressed, however, conditions began to brighten up and the track began to dry. Red Bull opted to pit Tsunoda onto dry weather tyres to get an early sign of whether the track was dry enough, with the fact it was allowing him to climb the order when others made the switch.

‘Bumping Tsunoda to 6th and handing him 3 points’;

https://citiblog.co.uk/2025/05/04/re...ter-penalties/


Verstappen vs Norris into Turn 1 and Antonelli after redemption – What To Watch For in the Miami Grand Prix
May 4, 2025
Formula One - Official Site

From Max Verstappen versus Lando Norris on the front row to Kimi Antonelli looking for redemption, and from Lewis Hamilton trying to fight through the field, to an even higher chance of rain than had been forecast for Saturday, here are five things to keep an eye out for when we go racing for the second time this weekend in Miami…
1. Max vs Lando into Turn 1

‘What To Watch For’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...RxzDKo4bRjh8SQ


Verstappen on slowing down as a parent: 'Don't listen to silly things'
04/05/2025
James Fiorucci
F1i.com

Max Verstappen has shut down the idea that he could become slower after becoming a father, stating that he doesn't "really listen to these kind of silly things". Speaking at the post-qualifying press conference, Verstappen stated that any notion that he would lose his speed as a father wouldn't affect his mentality.

He said: "I don't really listen to these kind of silly things. I just do my thing. I think there are enough racing drivers in the past that have been world champion even after having kids, you know. So honestly, I don't even know where that comes from," added the defending Champion. Nevertheless, as soon as Verstappen is off the track his newly born child is forefront in his mind.

He added: "It's been good to be able to spend a few days at home before coming here. You know, when she's just born, you want to make sure everything is okay. Clearly, it didn't make me slower as well, being a dad. So that's a positive. We can throw that out of the window as well, for people mentioning it. And yeah, when I was here, honestly, just quite fluent.”

“I just do my thing”;

https://f1i.com/news/537591-verstapp...ly-things.html


Norris makes joke about Max Verstappen fatherhood after Miami pole defeat
3 May 2025
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

Norris joked that he hoped for what Marko had feared, but his luck was out. “Yeah, congrats to Max, especially being a dad. I was hoping it was going to slow him down a little bit, but he clearly didn’t!” Norris said with a smile after qualifying.

“I’m happy with today, happy with the progress I’ve been making with the car, with myself. Max did a Max lap once again, and I can’t fault him, so happy. And, yeah, excited for tomorrow.”

“Max did a Max lap once again”;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-...-joke-miami-gp


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

Max Verstappen has once again shown why he’s a World Champion – three pole positions in the last four race weekends, despite McLaren clearly being the fastest car on the grid.

Winner: Max Verstappen
Loser: Lewis Hamilton - Just hours after stepping onto the podium, a very poor result for the seven-time World Champion. For the first time this season, Hamilton failed to make it into Q3 although he always seemed on the bubble of being knocked out.

Winner: Kimi Antonelli - Kimi Antonelli clearly left the Sprint disappointment behind and once again showcased what kind of talent he possesses. On the Miami track, he managed to split the two McLaren drivers and will once again start ahead of Oscar Piastri for the main race.
Loser: Oscar Piastri - Currently leading the Drivers’ Championship, Oscar Piastri qualified in fourth place.

‘Winner: Williams, Loser: Ferrari, Winner: Esteban Ocon, Loser: Pierre Gasly’;

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

[Fortitude]

Piastri wins from Norris and Russell as McLaren seal commanding 1-2 in Miami Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri has strengthened his lead in the World Championship by clinching his fourth victory of the season at the Miami Grand Prix, the Australian leading home team mate Lando Norris to seal a dominant 1-2 for McLaren.
4 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site

While Max Verstappen initially led away from pole, a battle with Norris saw the Briton run wide and drop down the order – letting Kimi Antonelli and Piastri through in the process. But as the laps ticked down – and Piastri overtook the Mercedes – Verstappen soon found himself under increasing pressure from the championship leader.

After Piastri eventually found a way past into the lead, a recovering Norris subsequently followed through into second, allowing the papaya cars to build up a sizeable gap at the front.

And while plenty of action unfolded behind them across the 57-lap event, the papaya cars looked to be in a league of their own right to the chequered flag, where Piastri crossed the line by 4.63s from Norris.

‘Oscar Piastri has strengthened his lead in the World Championship’;

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


F1 2025 Miami Grand Prix – Race Results
4 May 2025
Motorsport Week

Position Driver Team Gap
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren
2 Lando Norris McLaren 4.630
3 George Russell Mercedes 37.644
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull 39.956
5 Alex Albon Williams 48.067
6 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 55.502
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 57.036
8 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:00.186
9 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:00.577
10 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1:14.434

‘Race Results’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...-race-results/


Oscar Piastri wins at Miami for 3rd straight F1 victory, 4th win of season for championship leader
4 May 2025
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Formula One - Official Site

Oscar Piastri maintained his advantage in the Formula 1 championship fight by winning the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday for his fourth win through six races this season. Piastri has now won three consecutive F1 races for McLaren Racing, where he and teammate Lando Norris are trying to dethrone four-time defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull.

Piastri is the first McLaren driver to win three consecutive F1 races in 28 years; Mika Hakkinen did it with a win in the 1997 season finale and then victories in the first two races of 1998. Norris earned his first Grand Prix victory last year at Miami when he snapped Verstappen´s two-year winning streak at the course surrounding Hard Rock Stadium. Norris also won the sprint race on Saturday - Piastri dominated but a late safety car cost him the victory - but Verstappen won the pole in qualifying.

‘3rd straight F1 victory, 4th win of season for championship leader’;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap...ip-leader.html


McLaren destroys F1 rivals in Miami GP as Piastri wins again
May 4, 2025
Valentin Khorounzhiy
The Race

McLaren utterly dominated Formula 1's 2025 Miami Grand Prix, with both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris working their way past poleman Max Verstappen.

Heavy threatened - and was even expected - but never materialised, so the two drivers' early battles with Verstappen proved decisive in Piastri romping away to a third successive grand prix win.

Piastri now leads Norris by 16 points in the standings, with Verstappen another 16 back, and George Russell a further six back.

‘McLaren destroys F1 rivals’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/m...ri-wins-again/


Oscar Piastri completes hat-trick of wins with F1 Miami GP victory
May 4, 2025
Dan Lawrence
Motorsport Week

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri made it three wins on the bounce with victory in the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix amid the backdrop of the Hard Rock Stadium. A Lap 1 confrontation between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris paved the way for the Australian to take victory, with his McLaren team-mate fighting back to claim second.

George Russell lucked out with a nicely timed Virtual Safety Car to leapfrog into podium contention, but such was McLaren’s advantage, he was half a minute behind. Hours before lights out, torrential rain aborted the second F1 Academy race, but conditions had dried out considerably in time for the GP.

‘Hat-trick of wins’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...mi-gp-victory/


Lewis Hamilton Furious with Ferrari as Arguments Blaze at F1 Miami Grand Prix
May 4, 2025
Alex Harrington Newsweek
Macon.com

Lewis Hamilton was fuming over the radio to his Ferrari engineer Riccardo Adami as he found himself trapped behind teammate Charles Leclerc on higher performance tires at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix.

"How far are people ahead of Charles? I'm just burning up my tyres behind him," Hamilton questioned, clearly frustrated by his position on track.

‘Just burning up my tyres’;

https://www.macon.com/sports/article...mainstage_card

[Fortitude]

The overtake that shows why Piastri will be world champion.
If … whisper it, when … Oscar Piastri wins the 2025 Formula 1 world championship, a seven-lap snapshot of the Miami Grand Prix might best illustrate why.
May 5, 2025
Matthew Clayton
The Age

The 23-year-old Melburnian became the first Australian driver since Alan Jones in 1979 to win three grands prix in succession on Monday morning (AEST), extending his lead in the world championship over McLaren teammate Lando Norris to 16 points, victory in Miami his fourth from six starts this season.

After sliding off in the rain in the Albert Park season opener and turning second place into ninth, Piastri has outscored Norris by 39 points in five rounds, and has the largest lead by Australian in the world championship since Mark Webber – now Piastri’s manager – enjoyed a 14-point advantage after the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix.

But for Piastri, it was how he achieved the victory that spoke louder than what he achieved. For the second successive race, Piastri stared down Formula 1’s most intimidating wheel-to-wheel racer and didn’t blink. Once again, Norris wilted, and paid the price.

‘If … whisper it, when … Oscar Piastri wins the 2025 Formula 1 world championship’

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/moto...05-p5lwk6.html


Stella ‘surprised’ by McLaren advantage after 1-2 in Miami as he hails particular area of engineering 'excellence'
May 5, 2025
Formula One - Official Site

“I'm a little surprised that the gap we had today is as big as we saw,” McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella said after Sunday's Grand Prix. “I thought that we could have had an advantage from a tyre management point of view but I didn't think that the tyre management would lead to this level of gap throughout the race.”

“One of the matters that still in Formula 1 looks like it's a little bit of a black art, which is dealing with tyres. I would say especially when it's hot there's another characteristic which I think works very well with our car, which is the cooling system.”

“I think when it's hot our car, you can see that is relatively closed from a bodywork point of view because there's been also great engineering going into the cooling system. So, I think in these conditions we see the excellence of the engineering at McLaren has reached a point where it can make a difference to this kind of extent.”

‘Engineering excellence';

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...1Be0WsXXDpSc95


Miami GP conclusions: McLaren’s rocket ship, unstoppable Piastri and same old Ferrari
5 May 2025
Sam Cooper
PlanetF1.com

Whether it was a conscious effort or a mindset that subconsciously ensnared everyone at the MTC – McLaren have been on a mission to insist they do not have the outright best car. Oscar Piastri’s 40-second gap to the rest of the field means that approach is no longer realistic. It may be a tactic to take the pressure off their drivers but rarely has a team been so hesitant to admit they have built an absolute rocket-ship.

Piastri cut through Antonelli and then Verstappen with ease and even every inch of the four-time World Champion’s talent was not enough to keep him behind. Oscar Piastri is the only one that can stop Oscar Piastri winning the title. If the win in China was the first punch, a hattrick of successes may well be looked back as Piastri’s knockout blow to Lando Norris.

Meet the new Ferrari, same as the old Ferrari. Aside from an espresso served with a slice of thin-cut pizza, there are few things more Italian than a Ferrari embarrassment. In a display that will have been crucified in the Italian press, Ferrari were back to their most indecisive selves.

‘Absolute rocket-ship’;

https://www.planetf1.com/features/mi...milton-ferrari


‘We made it count when it mattered’ – Russell on his drive to the podium in Miami
5 May 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

George Russell said he went “bold” on strategy in Miami, and then picked up a little luck with the timing of the Virtual Safety Car, but nonetheless leaves the circuit “really proud of the result” after finishing P3 for Mercedes.

‘Went “bold” on strategy’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/we...30627610854581


George Russell Misses Press Conference Due to Medical Reasons After F1 Miami GP
May 4, 2025
Alex Harrington Newsweek
The Wichita Eagle, Kansas City

According to reports from Sky Sports F1, Russell will not be attending the conference due to medical reasons. This is yet to be confirmed by the Brackley team and the medical conditions are yet to be disclosed. This writer would assume that it is due to the sheer temperature of Miami with track temperature hitting mid-40s today.

Following the race, he was pouring water over himself in an attempt to cool himself down. "The top three drivers' press conference has just taken place but George Russell was not there, we understand due to medical reasons," Sky Sports wrote.

‘Due to Medical Reasons’;

https://www.kansas.com/sports/articl...mainstage_card


Russell suspects breakfast to blame for “horrendous stomach cramp” in race
5th May 2025
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

George Russell revealed he was suffering from painful stomach cramps over the final laps of the Miami Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver scored his fourth podium finish of the season yesterday despite admitting he felt less comfortable with his car throughout the weekend at Miami International Autodrome.

But speaking immediately after the race Russell said he was still in considerable discomfort. “The last 15 laps I got this horrendous stomach cramp and I’m struggling a lot now,” he told the official F1 channel. “I can’t stand straight, my stomach’s really causing me grief. “I need to understand what went wrong there. I had a slightly bigger breakfast than normal so that might be the reason.” Mercedes confirmed after the race that Russell had recovered from his cramps.

“Horrendous stomach cramp”;

https://www.racefans.net/2025/05/05/...cramp-in-race/


Verstappen: I had 'a bit of fun out there' with the McLarens
04/05/2025
James Fiorucci
F1i.com

Over and above his opening lap tussle with Norris, Verstappen staunchly defended against both McLarens later on in the race. Speaking after the Grand Prix, the Dutch driver commented on these on-track battles. He said: "I tried to do my best, we put ourselves in a good starting position and I tried to of course give it a good battle, have a bit of fun out there as well.”

"But we couldn't keep them behind and then the rest was just a little bit unlucky with the VSC. But at the end of the day it doesn't really matter a lot when you're P3 or P4, we are here of course to target a win and we were very far from that today," added Verstappen. When asked about his incident with Norris in the opening few corners of the race, Verstappen gave a short response. He simply stated: "All good, yeah, it's my view.”

"I tried to do my best”;

https://f1i.com/news/537737-verstapp...-mclarens.html


Max Verstappen perplexed by crucial McLaren advantage
Just how McLaren is able to prevent its rear tyres from overheating in hot conditions is a mystery to Max Verstappen and Red Bull.
5 May 2025
Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Verstappen highlighted the fact that in the hot, humid conditions at the Miami International Autodrome, the fact that McLaren can prevent its rear tyres from overheating was again a major factor in its one-two dominance. "They were just miles up the road, miles faster than everyone else on a track where the thermal degradation is very high," said Verstappen, speaking to media, including RacingNews365, after the race. "They just have a massive advantage."

Asked by RacingNews365 as to why the difference in performance of the RB21 in qualifying trim compared to that in the race, Verstappen replied: "If you look at the onboard in qualifying, it's quite clear." That referenced the fact that Verstappen's steering through the corners is more pronounced than that of the McLarens.

Verstappen added: "And then in the race, you don't need to go flat out on the limit. If your tyres are running cooler, you have more grip. It's as simple as that." Suggested to Verstappen that his result must feel frustrating after starting from pole and finishing so far adrift, he said: "It's not frustrating at all. We are here to win, and we were miles off that, so it doesn't matter if you are P3 or P4."

‘Perplexed’;

https://racingnews365.com/max-versta...aren-advantage

[Fortitude]

'Dude, calm down' - Lewis Hamilton details being pulled aside by boss over radio tirade.
"Fred came to my room. I just put my hand on his shoulder and was like, 'Dude, calm down. Don't be so sensitive.'” Lewis Hamilton.
5 May 2025
Connor Andrews
talkSPORT

Explaining what happened, Hamilton then told the press: "Fred came to my room. I just put my hand on his shoulder and was like, 'Dude, calm down. Don't be so sensitive.' "I could have said way worse things on the radio. You hear some of the things others have said in the past.”

"Some of it was sarcasm. Look, you've got to understand we're under a huge amount of pressure within the car. You're never going to get the most peaceful messages coming through in the heat of the battle. It was fine.”

"It wasn't even anger. It wasn't like, effing and blinding and anything like that. It's like, 'make a decision!' You're sitting there on the chair, you've got the stuff in front of you, make the decision, quick. That's how I was. We're in a panic, we're trying to keep the car on the track. We're computing things fast.”

'Dude, calm down';

https://talksport.com/motorsport/317...grand-prix-f1/


Hamilton told Vasseur “don’t be so sensitive” after Miami radio
May 5, 2025
Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Last Word On Sports

Ferrari disappointed on numerous fronts at the Miami GP. In terms of performance, the SF-25 was still several steps away from challenging McLaren. Fred Vasseur’s team are arguably fourth-fastest, which is an objective failure given their trajectory in 2024.

Since becoming Ferrari team principal in 2023, Fred Vasseur has generally been the recipient of significant praise. And for good reason, too. The Frenchman oversaw a substantial recovery of the team’s fortunes in 2024, narrowly missing out on the constructors title. Unfortunately for Vasseur, this optimism about Ferrari’s future has slowly faded.

As Ferrari fail to deliver a competitive enough car, this driver pairing only serves to highlight the team’s failures. For all the talks of crisis at Red Bull after Bahrain, the Milton Keynes outfit have already rebounded. Their floor upgrade, which only Verstappen had in Miami, seemed to deliver additional performance. When Tsunoda receives this component in Imola, it could further cement Ferrari’s place in the pecking order.

“Don’t be so sensitive”;

https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...r-miami-radio/


Lewis Hamilton's team radio messages to Ferrari are so savage they've gone viral after Miami GP
Lewis Hamilton's 'So Done' With Ferrari After Brutal Team Radio Messages at Miami GP
May 5, 2025
Alp Salfur
Give Me Sport

As has been the case over recent years, the decision-making of the Ferrari strategy group has once again caused grief for their drivers, with Hamilton on the receiving end as he was asking to swap positions part way through the race with Leclerc in order to take his shot at catching Mercedes rookie, and the man that replaced him, Kimi Antonelli.

Upon asking, Ferrari's team radio hesitated to give an answer before telling Hamilton to stay in position, commencing the first round of sarcastic replies from the seven-time world champion. Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari Team Radio Messages in Miami. He was not happy with his team.
LH: "You want me to sit here the whole race?"
RA (Riccardo Adami, Hamilton's engineer): "I'll come back to you."
RA: "Want to keep the DRS to Charles, go ahead like this."
LH: "Man, you guys..."
LH: "This is not good teamwork, that's all I'm gonna say."
LH: "In China, I go out of the way when you're on a different road."

‘Radio messages to Ferrari are so savage’;

https://www.givemesport.com/lewis-ha...i-miami-gp-f1/


‘Have a tea break while you’re at it’: Lewis Hamilton fumes at Ferrari’s indecisiveness
May 5th, 2025
Nic Savage from Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was less than impressed with Ferrari’s strategy during the Miami Grand Prix, fuming over the team radio after he became stuck behind teammate Charles Leclerc.

“You want me to just sit here the whole race?
“This is not good team work, that’s all I’m going to say.”
A couple of laps later, Hamilton continued: “In China I got out of the way when you were on a different strategy.
“Have a tea break while you’re at it, come on.”

‘Have a tea break while you’re at it’;

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...3e92e9c58b81a3


Lewis Hamilton won’t apologise for radio comments at Miami GP
The Brit became audibly frustrated with the Ferrari pit wall at the Miami International Autodrome.
5 May 2025
Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport

Yet whilst he doesn’t feel as though he was rude, Hamilton feels he isn’t in the wrong and as a result won’t apologise to Ferrari for his radio comments at the F1 2025 Miami GP. Here’s why: “Honestly, I don’t feel it was,” Hamilton told members of the media, including Total-Motorsport.com of if he was being disrespectful. “I was just like, ‘Come on, guys, I just want to win.’”

“I still have that fire in my belly. I could feel it building up, and I’m not going to apologise for being a fighter. I’m not going to apologize for still wanting it, and I know everyone in the team does too. I truly believe that when we fix some of the problems with the car, we’ll be back in the fight with Mercedes and the Bulls.”

“It just can’t come quick enough, but we’ll try something different at the next race. We’ll keep working on our processes. I look forward to the time when maybe I can fight for a podium, that would be nice.”

‘Come on, guys, I just want to win’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/lew...2025-miami-gp/


How Fred Vasseur immediately ‘diffused’ Lewis Hamilton situation after disappointing Miami Grand Prix
5 May 2025
Shay Rogers
F1 Oversteer

What Fred Vasseur did to Lewis Hamilton immediately after frustrating Miami Grand Prix -… Fred Vasseur immediately ‘diffused’ Lewis Hamilton at the Miami Grand Prix by greeting him. The whole exchange left Hamilton audibly annoyed over the radio, leading him to joke about letting Williams’ Carlos Sainz past at the end of the race when he had to allow Leclerc back through.

At one stage, the Brit criticised the lack of action when he was behind Leclerc by saying, “This is not good teamwork. That’s all I’m gonna say!” After his frustrations over the radio (including some from his teammate too), Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur knew exactly how to calm his driver down after the race. Journalist Adam Cooper noticed an interaction between the two after the race, taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) to explain the situation.

“Lewis Hamilton was in an upbeat and chatty mood when we talked to him, said he enjoyed the race, and especially the pace on mediums,” he said. “Fred Vasseur diffused any team order tension by going straight to him after the flag and putting an arm round his shoulders.”

‘Immediately diffused’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/how...mi-grand-prix/