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Kimi Antonelli is among the most recent additions to the infamous F1 drivers’ WhatsApp chat, but he’s certainly not the most active. The Mercedes rookie, who will start on pole at Saturday’s Miami Sprint race, said he’s taking a back seat before he starts contributing to the group chat with all 20 drivers. 
“I'm the least active, actually,” he told Motorsport.com. “Because I'm ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has escaped a grid drop for Saturday's Miami Grand Prix sprint race after an investigation into his SQ2 outlap, with Red Bull handed a reprimand instead.
Verstappen, who ended up qualifying fourth behind shock polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli and both McLaren drivers, was summoned to the stewards for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly.
The FIA's sporting regulations ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has escaped a grid drop for Saturday's Miami Grand Prix sprint race after an investigation into his SQ2 outlap, with Red Bull handed a reprimand instead.
Verstappen, who ended up qualifying fourth behind shock polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli and both McLaren drivers, was summoned to the stewards for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly.
The FIA's sporting regulations ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda and Jack Doohan led complaints about traffic in Formula 1 sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, which left a handful of drivers unable to set times in the final moments of SQ1.
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Tsunoda was distinctly unhappy with traffic afflicting both his sole SQ1 lap and his ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda and Jack Doohan led complaints about traffic in Formula 1 sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, which left a handful of drivers unable to set times in the final moments of SQ1.
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Tsunoda was distinctly unhappy with traffic afflicting both his sole SQ1 lap ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri blamed a last-corner lock-up for his inability to beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the Miami Grand Prix sprint pole, having lost a scant 0.045s to the Formula 1 rookie.
Antonelli had set a 1m26.482s benchmark among the final runs of the session, leapfrogging Max Verstappen's second attempt at a timed lap on the soft tyres in SQ3.
But the Italian youngster had an agonising wait ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri blamed a last-corner lock-up for his inability to beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the Miami Grand Prix sprint pole, having lost a scant 0.045s to the Formula 1 rookie.
Antonelli had set a 1m26.482s benchmark among the final runs of the session, leapfrogging Max Verstappen's second attempt at a timed lap on the soft tyres in SQ3.
But the Italian youngster had an agonising wait ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes is reaping the rewards for taking the “risk” of promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli into a Formula 1 race seat after the 18-year-old took pole position for the Miami sprint race.
Antonelli has never raced in Miami before but quickly settled into the circuit and was at the head of the field for Saturday’s sprint race, becoming the youngest driver to take any format ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen, who ended up qualifying fourth behind shock polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli and both McLaren drivers after ruing slow corner understeer, did indeed get summoned to the stewards for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly and failing to follow the race director's instructions.
The FIA's sporting regulations stipulate that "at no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes is reaping the rewards for taking the “risk” of promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli into a Formula 1 race seat after the 18-year-old took pole position for the Miami sprint race.
Antonelli has never raced in Miami before but quickly settled into the circuit and was at the head of the field for Saturday’s sprint race, becoming the youngest driver to take any format ...Keep reading