Lando Norris wins F1 Miami sprint as points leader Kimi Antonelli penalised
Lando Norris triumphs to Miami Grand Prix sprint race win ahead of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.
Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix sprint race ahead of McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri as Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton reignited their old Formula 1 rivalry.
Reigning world champion Norris, who became the first non-Mercedes driver to take a pole position in 2026 on Friday, led from start to finish and took a controlled victory in the 19-lap sprint race ahead of Piastri, who kept Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at bay to secure a McLaren one-two.
It was a bad day for championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who lost early ground with another dreadful start.
The Italian teenager beat Mercedes team-mate George Russell on the road to take fourth, but was handed a five-second penalty after the chequered flag for repeated track limits infringements.
That dropped Antonelli to sixth on the road, behind Russell and Verstappen.
As a result, Russell has closed his deficit to Antonelli to seven points in the title race heading into Sunday's grand prix.
In what was a fairly uneventful sprint race, Verstappen and Hamilton engaged in arguably the most entertaining on-track battle.
The pair somehow didn’t crash as they ran side-by-side through the opening sequence of corners at the start, before Hamilton snuck past with an overtake that was missed by the TV cameras.
Verstappen barged back ahead of Hamilton at Turn 17 but had to give the place back after going off track to complete his move on his great title rival.
On the following lap, the four-time world champion was able to pull off a clean pass on Hamilton to seal the position and conclude a thrilling battle.
Pierre Gasly came home a distant eighth to claim the final point on offer in the sprint race for Alpine.
The top-10 was rounded out by Isack Hadjar’s Red Bull and Franco Colapinto in the second Alpine.
Nico Hulkenberg failed to take the start after his Audi dramatically caught fire on the way to the grid.
F1’s sole 2026 rookie Arvid Lindblad was due to start from the pitlane but never appeared, as the Racing Bulls driver joined Hulkenberg on the sidelines.
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