Miami Grand Prix; Weather causes chaos while Kimi Antonelli continues his win streak.
- Cassandra Nicholls
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
It was a weekend of dramas, with extreme weather causing the race to be moved to an earlier scheduled time. This did not stop Kimi Antonelli from having another brilliant race weekend, with another race win under his belt. The McLaren pairing of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri both managed to get onto the podium, with Norris P2 and Piastri P3.
George Russell had a difficult time, but having started in P5, making it to the top 4 was a good result. The win for Antonelli though, extends his gap to teammate Russell.
The Ferrari pairing had a weekend that was not their greatest. Having started P3 for Charles Leclerc and P6 for Lewis Hamilton, they could only go up from there. Leclerc was having an impressive race, having jumped to the front of the grid off the race start, it was looking very positive for him. However, a last lap spin as well as collision with a wall causing steering damage, he would be given a 20 second penalty for leaving the track without a justifiable reason. This penalty would eventually drop Leclerc to P8 behind his teammate as well as Alpines Franco Colapinto. With a collision on the first lap, Hamilton was forced to deal with significant damage resulting in a loss of downforce on his car. Given this, it was not going to be easy, but he still managed to complete the race and would ultimately finish P6.
Max Verstappen having started P2, would spin on the first lap, dropping him down the field towards the mid-pack. It was going to be difficult to go on for a good result, although that last lap incident with Leclerc paid off for him. He would go on to finish P5, having passed Leclerc just before the finish line. Isack Hadjar had another difficult weekend after being disqualified from the qualifying session, he was granted permission to still compete, but it would not last long. By lap 4, he had clipped the wall at turn 14, causing steering damage, which he could not correct before running into the wall at turn 15.
Franco Colapinto had a decent race, although colliding with Hamilton on the first lap, still went on to finish in P7. His teammate, Pierre Gasly would unfortunately DNF after a collision with Liam Lawson, which flipped Gasly’s car, before coming to a stop at turn 17/18. Both drivers were okay and managed to get out of the cars unharmed.
The final two points scoring positions went to the Williams pair. The two drivers drove tremendously, which would pay off, ensuring they receive points for the team. Carlos Sainz would finish in P9, just ahead of teammate Alex Albon in P10.
The Haas pairing had a quiet, yet tough day. With neither driver scoring points, it was a disappointing weekend. Oliver Bearman would finish just outside of the points in P11, whilst Esteban Ocon went on to finish P13, separated by the Audi of Gabriel Bortoleto.
Gabriel Bortoleto, like Bearman almost was able to score points for his team. Being the only remaining Audi due to Nico Hulkenberg’s DNF, it was going to be tough to get beyond the P12 result, which he would have to settle for. Audi will be hoping for a better result in Canada, with both drivers finishing the race and some points scored as well.
Arvid Lindblad had a good weekend, having never driven in Miami, it was a first. He would finish ahead of his teammate due to the DNF and ultimately go on to finish P14.
The remaining two teams had a quiet weekend again. The Aston Martins of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were able to complete a race, which is a positive outlook for the team. Alonso would finish P15, whilst Stroll finished P17. The final team was Cadillac, given it was a home race, they hoped to impress. Given it is their first season, they had plenty to be proud of. Sergio Perez went on to finish P16, whilst Valtteri Bottas would finish P18.
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