Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer said McLaren lost the Miami Grand Prix because of a hesitant strategy call while Mercedes acted decisively.
Jolyon Palmer argued that Mercedes secured victory with Kimi Antonelli through a proactive undercut strategy. McLaren driver Lando Norris led at the Hard Rock Stadium with Antonelli in second place before losing the advantage when Mercedes pitted the Italian for fresh tyres one lap earlier. Norris's subsequent stop came too late to recover the lead.
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Lando Norris secured McLaren's first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season by winning the Miami Grand Prix sprint race. Teammate Oscar Piastri finished second, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc taking third in the 19-lap event at Hard Rock Stadium. The result marks the first non-Mercedes win after their early-season dominance.
Former driver Jolyon Palmer has cautioned that Kimi Antonelli must improve his race starts ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. Antonelli extended his drivers' championship lead to 20 points by winning the Miami Grand Prix but lost the lead off the line from pole.
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McLaren's Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix sprint race ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri for a 1-2 finish, but the team slipped to fourth and seventh in grand prix qualifying. Both drivers attributed the drop to rivals improving their performance rather than any decline from McLaren. Team principal Andrea Stella praised early signs from the team's upgrades.
Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle criticized George Russell for letting frustration boil over during the Japanese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver vented on team radio after teammate Kimi Antonelli capitalized on a safety car to take the lead. Antonelli's back-to-back wins have put him nine points ahead in the early 2026 standings.
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Following a chaotic Miami Grand Prix marked by incidents and penalties, Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli secured his third consecutive 2026 F1 victory, extending his championship lead over teammate George Russell to 20 points. The 19-year-old outperformed rivals despite major upgrades from McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull, with George Russell struggling in qualifying.
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli traded positions in a tense intra-team battle at the Canadian Grand Prix before Russell retired on lap 30 with engine trouble. Antonelli secured victory and extended his championship lead to 43 points. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said the team may need to intervene in future races to prevent similar incidents.
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix from pole position and secured his fifth consecutive victory with Mercedes.