Andrea Kimi Antonelli put Mercedes back on top in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen produced a surprising run from the chasing pack to claim second on the grid. Q1 After his disqualification from the sprint race for a technical infringement, Gabriel Bortoleto remained in the garage while his team worked on … Read more

Max Verstappen said he is very pleased with the progress Red Bull has made after claiming his first front-row start of the season. Verstappen was consistently competitive through qualifying, setting a strong time on used tyres in Q1 and posting the quickest time of all in Q2. He was one of the few drivers to … Read more

The new Formula 1 rules introduced this weekend have not eliminated some unwanted behaviours in qualifying, according to Lando Norris. The sprint race pole-sitter said drivers can still lose time because changes in how they deploy energy when taking corners faster on flying laps can penalise them. That was one of the concerns raised by … Read more

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day @RBAlonso offers a thoughtful perspective on how Formula 1 has evolved over the decades and how many of the elements now criticised were either deliberate choices or inevitable results of technological progress: Up to the mid-eighties, the rules and finances were so open … Read more

Red Bull began developing their rotating rear wing well before Ferrari revealed a similar concept in testing, according to team principal Laurent Mekies. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Mekies said it’s unclear which team originally conceived the design, but he was adamant Red Bull’s version was developed independently of Ferrari’s. “What I … Read more

Formula 1 drivers remain unconvinced that recent rule changes have eliminated “yo-yo racing”, despite Saturday’s sprint in Miami producing relatively little of the phenomenon. In previous rounds this season drivers frequently swapped places with rivals multiple times, prompting some to criticise the pattern as “yo-yo racing” while others welcomed it as exciting wheel-to-wheel action. Ahead … Read more

The Miami Grand Prix has been moved three hours earlier than originally scheduled because of forecasts indicating a high risk of thunderstorms on Sunday. The FIA announced a revised timetable that brings the race start forward to 1pm local time instead of the planned 4pm. Organisers made the change after weather models showed a strong … Read more

Isack Hadjar has been disqualified from the qualifying results for the Miami Grand Prix after his car failed a post-session technical inspection. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer found that the floor boards on Hadjar’s Red Bull extended two millimetres beyond the reference volume on both the left … Read more

Having been Mercedes’ closest threat through the first three rounds, Ferrari arrived in Miami hoping their upgrade package would close the gap further. Instead, rivals McLaren and Red Bull appeared to make even larger gains. Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed pole for Mercedes, leaving Ferrari down the order as the fourth-fastest team overall. Sector times Charles … Read more

George Russell admitted he “struggles” at the Miami International Circuit after once again being out-qualified by his team mate ahead of today’s grand prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position while Russell was nearly four tenths slower and will start four places behind his team mate. “I’ve … Read more