Oscar Piastri has extended his lead at the top of the Drivers’ Championship after McLaren dominated the Miami Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen started on pole position after getting the better of both of McLaren’s championship-chasers in qualifying, with Lando Norris - who emerged victorious in Saturday’s sprint event - starting second on the grid.
Norris was pushed off the track soon after lights out, with Verstappen jostling at the front of the pack with Piastri before the Aussie pulled away. He only extended his advantage over the Dutchman for the remainder, crossing the line first and holding off a late resurgence from Norris, who took second.
Lewis Hamilton endured a frustrating race with teammate Charles Leclerc in toe, having started all the way back in 12th after a dismal qualifying session. The Brit finished eighth, behind his Ferrari colleague after being ordered to let the Monaco driver chase Kimi Antonelli at the back-end of the race - with tensions flaring between the seven-time champion and the team.
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F1 MIAMI GRAND PRIX - LATEST UPDATES
- Oscar Piastri secured the Miami GP in front of teammate Lando Norris
- Piastri extends lead at the top of the Drivers' Championship standings
- Lewis Hamilton clashes with Ferrari over race radio after getting stuck behind Charles Leclerc
- Hamilton says his 'sarcastic' comments showed the fire in his belly as he chases an eighth world title
Lewis Hamilton will not ‘apologise for being a fighter’ after Miami issues
12:00
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Harry Latham-Coyle
Lewis Hamilton said he will refuse to “apologise for being a fighter” as he defended his “PG” radio spat with Ferrari at the Miami Grand Prix.
Hamilton accused his team of having “a tea break” as they decided whether Charles Leclerc should be moved out of his way while they were running in seventh and eighth.
Ferrari ushered Leclerc aside, but when Hamilton failed to make any impression on his Mercedes’ replacement Kimi Antonelli ahead, the two drivers were ordered to trade positions again with four laps left.
F1 Academy is growing in relevance, says Aston Martin’s Jessica Hawkins
11:30
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Olivia Hicks
When Jessica Hawkins became the first woman in five years to test a modern Formula 1 car in 2023, her status as a role model in the sport was only beginning.
Hawkins was one of 32 women who drove across the W Series racing competition from 2019 to 2022. Once the motorsport series shuttered and Hawkins moved onto stunt driving and sports car racing, she became a vital link between F1 and F1 Academy, the all-female junior series.
When F1 announced all 10 teams would back an F1 Academy team following the series’ inaugural season in 2023, what that partnership would look like beyond a car logo or driver kit became hazy.
But Hawkins represents exactly how teams like Aston Martin support the feeder series designed to develop female racing talent. Last year, she joined as the team’s head of F1 Academy, an expanded version of her previous role supporting driver Tina Hausmann.
F1 standings after Miami GP as Oscar Piastri extends his lead at the top
11:00
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Harry Latham-Coyle
Here’s how the latest ladder looks after another win for Oscar Piastri and McLaren extended the Australian’s advantage at the top of the world title standings:
Lewis Hamilton suggests team orders spat shows 'fire in his belly'
10:30
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Harry Latham-Coyle
Lewis Hamilton has suggested that his spat with Ferrari during the Miami Grand Prix is indicative of the competitive spirit the seven-time world champion still has.
Hamilton clashed with his team over the radio during the race as a difficult start to the season continued, and admits improvements must be made.
"I've still got my fire in my belly,” Hamilton explained afterwards. “I could feel a bit of it really coming up there.
"I'm not going to apologise for being a fighter. I'm not going to apologise for still wanting it. I know everyone in the team does, too.
"I didn't think the decision came quick enough. And for sure, in that time you're like, 'Come on!' But that's really kind of it.
"I have no problems with the team or with Charles. I think we could do better. But the car is not where we really need to be. Ultimately we're fighting for seventh and eighth."
The morning after: Oscar Piastri storms to Miami GP triumph
10:00
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Will Castle
Oscar Piastri dominates Miami GP as Lewis Hamilton fumes over Ferrari race management
09:30
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Olivia Hicks in Miami
Oscar Piastri crossed the chequered flag in south Florida on Sunday 4.6 seconds ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris. Mercedes driver and third-place finisher George Russell was 37.6 seconds behind in a race where the virtual safety car played a significant role in the 2025 Miami Grand Prix.
Piastri, who qualified in fourth on Saturday, gained an advantage when a first-corner tussle between pole-sitter Max Verstappen and Norris had the latter falling down the leaderboard into sixth place. The McLaren driver, who secured his maiden win in Miami last year, unsuccessfully attempted to appeal to the stewards, claiming the four-time world champion pushed him off as Verstappen swept across the start.
Lando Norris says battling Max Verstappen is a case of ‘crash or don’t pass’
09:00
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Will Castle
Lando Norris took aim at Max Verstappen’s “crash or don’t pass” driving after he accused the Red Bull driver of deliberately pushing him off the road at the Miami Grand Prix.
Pole-sitter Verstappen and Norris went toe-to-toe through the opening two corners at the Hard Rock Stadium, with the latter falling off the track and losing four positions.
Lewis Hamilton explains ‘sarcastic’ comments after row with Ferrari over radio during Miami Grand Prix
08:30
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Harry Latham-Coyle
Lewis Hamilton turned on the sarcasm to show his frustration with Ferrari in radio exchanges during the Miami Grand Prix.
The seven-time Formula 1 world champion told the Italian team to "have a tea-break while you're at it" after the pit wall finally confirmed teammate Charles Leclerc would let him through.
"This is not good team work, that's all I'm going to say," he had said earlier, complaining he was just "burning up my tyres" in the dirty air behind the Monegasque.
"So you want me to just sit here (behind Leclerc) the whole race?" he said as the team informed him of the gap to Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli ahead of Leclerc without giving any instruction on passing.
Former boss Toto Wolff insists Lewis Hamilton has not lost any of his magic
08:00
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Will Castle
Lewis Hamilton’s former boss Toto Wolff insisted the Ferrari driver has not lost any of his magic and backed him to recapture his form.
“We have seen that magic in the sprint race in Shanghai. He dominated that race, and it is not like you have that magic in one race, and then suddenly you lose it in the following one,” said Wolff ahead of Sunday’s Miami GP.
“I very much believe it is still there. If he aligns his performance contributors, is in the right space, and the car is to his liking, he will be stellar, and I have no doubt about that.”
Lando Norris ‘not worried at all’ about stalling Formula One title challenge
06:00
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Will Castle
Lando Norris suffered yet another defeat to teammate Oscar Piastri at the Miami GP
When previously asked if he fears the championship momentum is moving in teammate Piastri’s direction, Norris replied: “No, I am not worried at all.
“He (Piastri) is doing a good job and he deserves it.
“I don’t believe so much in momentum. Clearly I have made some mistakes, and not been at the level I need to be at. But I believe I can get there soon enough.”
Lando Norris: 'Verstappen ruined his own race'
05:00
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Will Castle
Lando Norris spoke on his battle with Max Verstappen after the Miami GP.
"It was fine. I mean, he's fighting hard,” he said. “It's up to him to do that.
“You know, he's ruined his own race. He's not racing very smart. And, you know, he probably could have finished there today and he didn't because of that."
F1 signs extraordinary new contract with Miami Grand Prix
04:00
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Will Castle
Formula One has announced a record-long contract with the Miami Grand Prix until at least the 2041 season.
The 10-year extension, with the previous deal expiring in 2031, was announced on Friday ahead of the 2025 event starting at the Miami International Autodrome.
It is now F1’s longest current contract with a grand prix, with Australia the nearest with a deal until 2037.
Norris says he did 'all he could'
03:30
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Will Castle
"I gave it [the win] a good shot from when I got into second,” Norris said. “Yeah, so there was still a long way to go, I think 25-30 laps almost at that point.
“I only probably stopped pushing really the last four or five laps, but the gap went from almost 10 to four or three, almost. So I did all I could."
F1 agrees extension with Mexican Grand Prix despite absence of key driver
03:00
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Flo Clifford
F1 has agreed a three-year extension with the Mexican Grand Prix, taking the race to at least the 2028 season.
Mexico City’s previous deal with the sport expired after this year’s race in October, with an extension seemingly up in the air given the absence of home hero Sergio Perez from this year’s grid.
But despite that, on Wednesday, F1 announced the contract extension, with a three-year deal taking the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez into a 13th year in the modern era.
Perez, who was dropped by Red Bull after a poor 2024 campaign, is also being strongly linked with a 2026 race seat at Cadillac, with the American-owned outfit joining the sport as an 11th team next season.
Charles Leclerc says 'no bad feelings' with Lewis Hamilton
02:30
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Will Castle
"There's no bad feelings with Lewis, not at all,” Leclerc reassured.
“Most of the time I say something, today I don’t think I’ll say anything.”
“I think the story is going to be big enough already. We need to do better, that’s for sure. Today was not ideal and was far from maximising our potential, but we’ve got to regroup as a team and be better.”
“I think we should have discussed a little bit more before doing the swap, because you’re trying to go to the end with those tyres.”
Mercedes announce release of Kimi Antonelli ‘The Seat’ documentary on Netflix
02:00
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Flo Clifford
Mercedes have announced a new documentary, titled ‘The Seat’, that will air on Netflix next week, charting Kimi Antonelli’s promotion to a race seat at the team in 2025.
The 45-minute documentary will reveal the “private conversations” between Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and 18-year-old Italian prodigy Antonelli last year, leading to the teenager taking Lewis Hamilton’s seat at the Silver Arrows.
Piastri on cloud nine after third consecutive win
01:40
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Will Castle
Oscar's on a roll! #F1 #MiamiGP pic.twitter.com/pxKeCqaF2Z
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 4, 2025
The frustration behind Norris's smile
01:20
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Will Castle
He might be smiling, but Lando Norris was not a happy camper...
"It's Max, he's doing a good job - he can do whatever he wants, I just have to focus on myself"
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 4, 2025
Lando Norris reacts to finishing second in Miami, and his battle with Max Verstappen ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/xLeoLr20ie
Should Verstappen have been penalised for this?
01:00
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Will Castle
LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO!
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 4, 2025
Verstappen takes the lead, with Kimi Antonelli in second and Oscar Piastri third pic.twitter.com/aZZUhUs4vR
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella hails team for building 'formidable' car
Monday 5 May 2025 00:40
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Will Castle
"It's quite a margin,” Stella told Sky Sports. “It proves the car is very competitive today.
"Well done for Oscar and Lando for exploiting the performance we had available in the car.
"In hot conditions it looks like our race pace is very strong. Well done to the team who have designed, produced and delivered this formidable car.
"Great result. A full points haul in Miami. We keep going, keep building and it was a very positive day."
Red Bull protesting against alleged George Russell infringement
Monday 5 May 2025 00:30
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Will Castle
Red Bull have launched an appeal against George Russell allegedly not slowing under yellow flags.
DOC 79 - Summons - Red Bull - Protest against Car 63 https://t.co/nVLPv627jK #MiamiGP #F1 #FIA pic.twitter.com/at0E1eFzy0
— FIA (@fia) May 4, 2025
Oscar Piastri lets himself go after Miami GP win
Monday 5 May 2025 00:20
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Will Castle
Oscar keeps his promise
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 4, 2025
After meeting Justin Jefferson earlier this week, he hits the Griddy during his Miami celebrations pic.twitter.com/JuJSyp7dMJ
Piastri speaks on rivalry with Norris
Monday 5 May 2025 00:00
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Will Castle
"Obviously I know how strong Lando is as a driver, being his teammate now for a couple of years,” Piastri said. And it's never easy.
“But you know also racing Max is never easy, as we saw. So both [are] very different challenges. I think in the long term this season, it's clearly going to be a pretty strong fight between Lando and I, but both are challenging.”
On snatching first position from Verstappen, he said: “It was a matter of when I got past, not if.” Brimming with confidence.
George Russell misses press conference due to medical reasons
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:58
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Will Castle
George Russell has missed the press conference due to medical reasons.
He mentioned feeling “sick” with stomach cramps after finishing the race.
McLaren have just cause for celebration after another one-two
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:50
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Will Castle
Report: Oscar Piastri dominates Miami GP as Lewis Hamilton fumes over Ferrari race management
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:48
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Will Castle
Oscar Piastri crossed the checkered flag in South Florida on Sunday 4.6 seconds ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris. The papaya orange team dominated 37.6 seconds ahead of third-place finisher George Russell in a virtual safety car-riddled, overtaking display at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix.
Piastri, who qualified in fourth on Saturday, gained an advantage when a first-corner tussle between pole-sitter Max Verstappen and Norris had the latter falling down the leaderboard into sixth place. The McLaren driver, who secured his maiden win in Miami last year, unsuccessfully attempted to appeal to the stewards, claiming the four-time world champion pushed him off as Verstappen swept across the start.
Olivia Hicks reports from the Hard Rock Stadium:
Constructor standings after Miami GP
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:40
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Will Castle
1. McLaren - 246 points
2. Mercedes - 141 points
3. Red Bull - 105 points
4. Ferrari - 94 points
5. Williams - 37 points
6. Haas - 20 points
7. Aston Martin - 14 points
8. Racing Bulls - 8 points
9. Alpine - 7 points
10. Sauber - 6 points
Driver standings after Miami GP
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:30
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Will Castle
4. George Russell – 93 points
5. Charles Leclerc – 53 points
6. Kimi Antonelli – 48 points
7. Lewis Hamilton – 41 points
8. Alex Albon – 30 points
9. Esteban Ocon – 14 points
10. Lance Stroll – 14 points
11. Yuki Tsunoda – 9 points
12. Pierre Gasly – 7 points
13. Carlos Sainz – 7 points
13. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points
15. Ollie Bearman – 6 points
17. Liam Lawson – 0 points
18. Fernando Alonso – 0 points
19. Jack Doohan – 0 points
20. Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 points
Carlos Sainz faces trip to the stewards with ninth finish in jeopardy
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:25
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Will Castle
Carlos Sainz crossed the line in ninth - but that result is in jeopardy as he faces two post-race investigations.
He will report to the stewards at 11:30pm BST for allegedly failing to slow sufficiently under yellow flags.
He also clashed with Lewis Hamilton at the final corner - but a time has yet to be confirmed on when a verdict will be reached over that incident.
Norris says it's 'crash or don't pass' with Verstappen
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:20
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Will Castle
"Max put up a good fight as always and I paid the price, but it's the way it is,” Norris said on the early incident that saw him bumped off the track.
"What can I say? If I don't go for it, people complain. If I go for it, people complain, so you can't win.
"But it is the way it is with Max, it's crash or don't pass.
"Unless you get it really right and you put him in the perfect position, then you can just about get there. I paid the price for not doing a good enough job today, but I'm still happy with second."
Russell delighted with P3 after difficult weekend
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:10
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Will Castle
"Really happy to come away with P3,” he said. “I've been struggling this weekend personally and always on the backfoot.
"Ultimately when it mattered I got a really good result. Well done to the McLarens. They are just down the road."
Post-race thoughts from Piastri
Sunday 4 May 2025 23:10
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Will Castle
"Yesterday was a tricky day,” he said. “Qualifying was one of my trickiest sessions of the year so to come away and win is an impressive result.
"A bit of argy-bargy at Turn 1 which helped me a bit. I was aware enough to avoid Max coming through in Turn 1.
"From that point onwards I knew I had a good pace advantage and clearly the car was unbelievable.
"The first stint was really strong. The hard stint, I was struggling a bit, so it was a good thing I built that gap in the first stint.
"Towards the end I started to get things a bit more under control, so there's still definitely some things to work on. Very happy with the win, very happy with the points.
"Constantly got to keep learning. Very happy to leave Miami on top."
Oscar Piastri storms to Miami GP triumph
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:52
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Will Castle
Miami GP result: Top 10
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:47
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Will Castle
1) Oscar Piastri, McLaren
2) Lando Norris, McLaren
3) George Russell, Mercedes
4) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
5) Alex Albon, Williams
6) Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
7) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
8) Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
9) Carlos Sainz, Williams
10) Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
Hamilton holds off late lunge from Sainz
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:35
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Will Castle
Russell gets third, Verstappen fourth, Albon fifth and Antonelli sixth!
Leclerc doesn’t make up the ground required to catch the Mercedes rookie as he finishes seventh, while Hamilton holds off a late charge from Sainz to secure eighth.
OSCAR PIASTRI WINS THE MIAMI GRAND PRIX!
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:34
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Will Castle
Oscar Piastri wins the Miami Grand Prix!
Lando Norris follows behind in second, but McLaren are in a different postcode to the rest!
Checkered flag incoming for Piastri
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:33
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Will Castle
Lap 57/57: Piastri is about to enter the home straight! It’ll be his sixth F1 triumph.
The young Aussie is making a habit of winning and is about to extend his lead at the top of the table!
Piastri holding a comfortable lead with two laps to go
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:32
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Will Castle
Lap 55/57: This race is Piastri’s. He’s four seconds ahead of teammate Norris with two laps to go.
Russell and Verstappen are still battling it out for third, but it looks like the former will take the podium.
Leclerc and Hamilton swap again with Leclerc 'overheating' in pursuit of Antonelli
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:26
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Will Castle
Lap 52/57: Leclerc and Hamilton are going to swap again as Leclerc goes on the pursuit of Antonelli.
However, Leclerc isn’t sure if he can go quicker. He says: “I have no idea, I am now overheating.”
At Turn 11, they’ve swapped - but the Ferrari duo are fast running out of laps. Hamilton, meanwhile, is not happy about how his team have managed this race.
Hadjar looking to profit off Tsunoda's penalty
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:24
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Will Castle
Lap 50/57: Hadjar is just 5.1 seconds behind Tsunoda, who has a five-second penalty coming when he crosses the line.
He is reeling the Red Bull driver in and will hope to secure a top 10 position come the finish!
Norris chipping away at deficit to pose dramatic finish!
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:21
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Will Castle
Lap 49/57: This is far from all over at the front!
Norris now has the gap to Piastri to four seconds having upped his rate of progress.
With eight laps to go, Norris is looking the faster car!
Sainz under investigation - but a verdict won't be reached until post-race
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:18
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Will Castle
Lap 48/57: Sainz is under investigation for an infingement, but a verditc won’t be reached before the end of the race.
He’s currently in ninth, but will need to wait a bit to find out whether he keeps that position.
Leclerc still on Hamilton's tail
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:15
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Will Castle
Lap 45/57: Leclerc may have allowed Hamilton to go in front of him, but he’s not letting him get away.
He’s still within a second of his Ferrari teammate and is now within DRS of Hamilton!
Will Ferrari tell them to swap it around again?
Verstappen closes the gap on Russell
Sunday 4 May 2025 22:12
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