Miami Grand Prix Update: Lap 33 of 57
Rain is forecast but has not yet arrived. Track conditions remain dry.
Current Top Eight Standings
Position Driver Team 1st Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 2nd Lando Norris McLaren 3rd Max Verstappen Red Bull 4th Franco Colapinto Williams 5th George Russell Mercedes 6th Charles Leclerc Ferrari 7th Oscar Piastri McLaren 8th Lewis Hamilton FerrariAntonelli holds a lead of approximately 1.5 seconds over Norris.
Early Race Incidents
The race has been disrupted by two retirements and a safety car period.
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Lap 5: Isack Hadjar (RB) retired after making contact with a wall. He was not injured. Hadjar had started from the pit lane following a qualifying disqualification for a technical infringement.
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Lap 8: Pierre Gasly (Alpine) retired after his car made contact with Liam Lawson (RB), resulting in Gasly's car overturning. Both drivers were uninjured. Lawson also retired from the race. Lawson is under investigation by race officials following the collision.
A safety car was deployed from Lap 5 to Lap 12 as a result of these incidents.
Pit Stops & Position Changes
Several drivers conducted pit stops under both the safety car and green-flag conditions:
- Max Verstappen: Pitted on Lap 7
- Charles Leclerc: Pitted on Lap 21 — a reported slow stop allowed George Russell to move ahead
- Kimi Antonelli: Pitted on Lap 27
- Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton: Pitted on Lap 28
- Oscar Piastri: Experienced a slow pit stop
Max Verstappen is under investigation for crossing the pit exit line.
Weather Watch
Rain was forecast to arrive around Lap 25. As of Lap 33, only a few drops have been reported, and track conditions remain dry.
The start of the race was moved forward by three hours due to the initial threat of heavy storms.
This is the first rain-affected race of the 2026 season.
Following qualifying, Max Verstappen described the potential for a "hectic race."