19:15
"I'm just four-wheel sliding everywhere. It feels awful," reports Russell on the radio.
Antonelli celebrates making F1 history
F1 Miami LIVE: Antonelli wins grand prix, several drivers face investigations
Lap-by-lap commentary from the 2026 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Antonelli wins chaotic Miami Grand Prix
- Safety car on lap six after two big crashes
- Gasly's Alpine flips in Turn 17 tangle
- Leclerc leads chaotic start
The fourth round of the 2026 Formula 1 season takes place at the Miami Grand Prix.
F1 returns following a five-week hiatus after the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rounds were cancelled due to the conflict in the Middle East.
This weekend's Miami Grand Prix began with tweaks made to the power unit regulations, following meetings between F1 and its stakeholders during the month of April.
Most of the teams used the break as an opportunity to upgrade their cars, with Red Bull and McLaren bringing the most substantial update packages.
But it is still Mercedes who is the team to beat coming into Sunday's grand prix, after championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped qualifying.
After struggling in the sprint on Saturday, Antonelli snatched pole in a tense session that saw Red Bull's Max Verstappen his nearest challenger.
Ferrari will start third with Charles Leclerc, while sprint winner Lando Norris is fourth in the McLaren. George Russell will have to dig deep at a circuit he doesn't favour to get back on terms with his Mercedes team-mate Antonelli from fifth.
Lewis Hamilton was unhappy with his Ferrari in sixth in qualifying, while Oscar Piastri struggled to seventh in the second of the McLarens.
Alpine's Franco Colapinto was eighth in his second Q3 appearance in F1, while Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was due to start from ninth. However, he was disqualified from the result due to a technical infringement. It means Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) complete the top 10.
Thunderstorm warnings forced F1 to bring forward the start time of the Miami Grand Prix to 6pm BST, though it is still set to be a wet race.
This will be the first time the 2026 cars have raced in the wet, with most drivers yet to do any laps in the rain in these new machines.
2026 F1 Miami Grand Prix: Sunday schedule
Race (57 laps) - 6pm BST
03 May 2026
19:16
Lap 44/57
Antonelli is 1.6s clear of Norris now, so this race maybe looks like it's run its course.
Still a few laps to go yet, but if Norris has anything, he's going to need to show it now.
19:14
Russell is being told he's on target to get Verstappen by the end of this race. Wonder if Red Bull will look to pit him soon.
19:13
Lap 42/57
As you were at the front. Antonelli, if anything has stretched his lead a bit over Norris.
19:12
Good battle for the final point shaping up. Bearman is just 0.8s away from Albon in 11th right now.
19:12
Lap 41/57
No change at the front as we start lap 41. Verstappen still third, 4.6s ahead of Leclerc.
19:10
Lap 40/57
Antonelli still leads on lap 40 and is keeping Norris at bay for now.
Alonso is the only driver yet to pit down in 15th. He's still on the mediums he started with. Team-mate Stroll has been in twice already!
19:09
Piastri is fifth ahead of Russell, Hamilton, Colapinto, Sainz, Albon, Bearman, Ocon, Bortoleto, Lindblad, Alonso, Perez, Stroll, Bottas.
19:08
Lap 39/57
Antonelli still leads, but Norris is still within a second.
Verstappen is third, about six seconds clear of Leclerc.
19:08
Norris is the closest he's been to Antonelli on this lap!
19:07
Lap 38/57
Antonelli leads but he's complaining that his rear tyres are gone. Mercedes says it's just temperature.
But he's only 0.7s clear of Norris as they start lap 38.
19:05
Lap 37/57
Lap 37 now. Antonelli still about a second clear of Norris.
This lead battle is definitely hotting up.
19:04
Lap 36/57
Norris is closing Antonelli, though. The gap is under a second at the start of lap 36.
Piastri and Russell swap places again.
Norris fastest on track now with a new FL of 1m31.869s.
19:04
Looks like Antonelli's issues are ok for now.
19:03
Russell takes Piastri at Turn 11 for fifth.
19:03
Lap 35/57
Piastri takes Russell into Turn 1 for fifth.
The McLaren is flying right now.
Antonelli's lead is still 1.3s at this stage from Norris.
19:02
Ferrari telling Leclerc there could be more rain in 10-15 laps.
19:01
Lap 34/57
Antonelli's lead stands at about 1.4s from Norris, though, as we start lap 34.
Verstappen still third from Leclerc, Russell, Piastri, Hamilton, Colapinto, Sainz and Albon.
19:01
Antonelli has a problem
Antonelli says he has problems with his gearbox - "problems with the paddles".
This could be a huge shift coming in this race!
18:59
Lap 33/57
Norris has closed Antonelli down a little. Gap about a second now.
18:58
Lap 32/57
No change at the front right now. Verstappen has about eight seconds over the warring Leclerc/Russell.
18:58
Colapinto now pits and rejoins in eighth. Good stint that for the Alpine.
18:57
Lap 31/57
Antonelli's lead stands at 1.4s from Norris, with Verstappen third.
Leclerc has repassed Russell for fifth.
18:56
Penalty - Bottas
Valtteri Bottas as a drive-through for pitlane speeding. He's 18th.
18:55
Piastri's stop was slightly slow as his front right didn't come off quick.