Kimi Antonelli wins Miami Grand Prix, fends off Lando Norris to hint at Formula 1 dominance

Kimi Antonelli has opened up a 20-point pb successful the Formula 1 Drivers Championship with triumph successful Sunday's Miami Grand Prix.

Although dense rainfall and imaginable thunderstorms were forecast, the contention was adust but for a fewer spots of rain, yet that did not forestall a thrilling showpiece successful Florida.

Antonelli had been passed during a melodramatic opening fewer corners, with Charles Leclerc taking the pb and Max Verstappen spinning successful the mediate of the way without immoderate contact.

However, the 19-year-old was backmost successful the pb by thigh four. While Leclerc and Lando Norris some recovered themselves with the vantage earlier the archetypal pit stops, Antonelli utilized that signifier of the contention to retake control.

That yet proved decisive, with Norris - successful a McLaren that had been provided with an uptake - admitting that helium was "gutted" to miss retired connected a triumph and that the earlier pit-stop to Antonelli had outgo him.

Norris finished conscionable +3.264 seconds adrift of Antonelli, portion McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri secured 3rd arsenic helium continued his betterment from a disastrous opening to the campaign.

Leclerc had been connected people for a podium spot until spinning connected the last lap, subsequently letting Piastri, George Russell and Max Verstappen to walk him connected the closing minutes of the race.

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After his mistake connected the archetypal lap, Verstappen whitethorn beryllium contented with 5th place, yet it did his hopes of putting immoderate benignant of a rubric complaint nary bully astatine all.

How does the F1 Championship array look?

Despite lone finishing successful sixth spot successful the Sprint race, Antonelli is present 20 points wide of teammate Russell.

Meanwhile, Leclerc sits 37 points adrift of the youngster, with Norris 49 points down contempt an encouraging weekend.

Lewis Hamilton and Piastri are 5th and sixth respectively, but Verstappen is present 74 points down Antonelli.