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George Russell believes his performance in the Miami Grand Prix was "clearly an outlier weekend for me" having been unable to match Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli after finishing a distant fourth.

Charles Leclerc endured a rollercoaster Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Ferrari driver went from a potential podium finish to being classified eighth after a dramatic last-lap spin and post-race penalty. But why was Leclerc penalised? And what rule was broken?

After an enforced five-week break there was a lot riding on Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend. The US race saw the series premiere a handful of modifications designed to improve the safety and spectacle of the new-for-2026 regulations, which have received a mix reception since their debut.
For the 2026 season, F1 rolled out new rules that called for smaller, lighter cars designed to ...Keep reading

McLaren has shared the first images of the MCL-HY prototype as it ramps up its preparations to enter the 2027 World Endurance Championship.
Having previously shown a mockup of the car at the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours, McLaren took the covers off the bona fide LMDh challenger on Monday, just under a year before its planned debut.
The MCL-HY will run in testing in a special orange and black ...Keep reading

Speaking on The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya calls for heavy penalties, including fines or race bans, for drivers who disrespect the sport and the championship's direction. Montoya's comments follow Red Bull's Max Verstappen's open criticism of the 2026 F1 regulations.

On The Chequered Flag podcast, former Formula 1 drivers Damon Hill and Juan Pablo Montoya discuss George Russell's mindset at Mercedes following a difficult weekend at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.

On The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya weighs in on the rising rivalry between Mercedes teammates Kimi Antonelli and George Russell after the Miami Grand Prix.

Formula 1 rolled out drastic regulation changes in 2026, which initially sparked a mixed response among drivers and fans. But now, after implementing tweaks to the new rules at the Miami Grand Prix, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes that anyone caught complaining about the racing “should hide”.
The new regulations brought smaller, lighter cars to the track, which are now powered by hybrid ...Keep reading

Formula E stalwart Sebastien Buemi criticised the extent of pack racing seen in the Berlin E-Prix, saying drivers were effectively running in a “convoy” for much of the race.
Last weekend’s double-header in Germany saw several drivers deliberately give up track position and drop down the order to conserve energy, bunching up the field considerably.
After Nico Muller executed this ...Keep reading

After its five-week break through April, Formula 1’s return in Miami this weekend did not disappoint. Kimi Antonelli won his third grand prix of the year, although it was far from straightforward for the young Italian, and there were scraps up and down the order to keep track of. Here’s what the international press made of the 2026 Miami GP.
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Well, in China he only had George Russell to beat – and George had an issue in qualifying. That victory wasn’t, of course, gifted to Kimi Antonelli – yet still, when the Silver Arrows dominate with such a margin and a team-mate faces some adversity, a driver of a top team should be able to run away with such an opportunity, right?
Japan is a whole other story, with a timely safety car ...Keep reading

The first weekend in Formula 1 went almost like a fairy tale for Audi. Gabriel Bortoleto managed to break into Q3 right away in qualifying and immediately bagged the first points with a ninth-place finish in the race – all under the watchful eyes of CEO Gernot Dollner.
Dollner had travelled all the way to Melbourne, despite having to attend a Volkswagen Group supervisory board meeting on ...Keep reading

This is the best that Chase Elliott, Alan Gustafson and the Hendrick Motorsports team have ever looked to start a NASAR Cup Series season and that makes them a very serious threat in the new Chase for the Championship.
Sure, Elliott has led the standings early in a season through his trademark consistency and penchant for finishing races and having good points day but now he’s won twice over ...Keep reading

Harry is joined by Damon Hill and Juan Pablo Montoya to review the Miami Grand Prix

It came down to the final six corners. After 160 minutes of racing at Laguna Seca, the fight for the GTP victory was reduced to a duel between Laurin Heinrich in the JDC-Miller Porsche and Earl Bamber in the Action Express Cadillac, resulting in a fantastic last-lap pass by the German.
The battle was as hard as it gets in IMSA, featuring door-to-door action, tactical braking, and the ...Keep reading

On the final restart at Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch was hoping to end a promising day on a high note. He had run inside the top ten for most of the day, and restarted 11th with two fresh right-side tires.
He didn't make any forward progress in the chaotic restart, and John Hunter Nemechek passed him as the field crossed the line with three laps to go. A lap later, Busch got back underneath ...Keep reading

Who would claim victory as F1 returned from its enforced break?

Kimi Antonelli's first season in F1 showed occasional promise, but nothing that suggested this was going to come next, writes Andrew Benson.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome.

It was another successful weekend for Kimi Antonelli at the Miami International Autodrome, with the Mercedes driver claiming his third successive Grand Prix pole position and victory to extend his championship lead over team mate George Russell.