F1 2026 Miami GP LIVE: Race updates, stream and times with Antonelli on pole – UK Times

The Inter Miami captain is in town!

1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 75 points

2. George Russell (Mercedes) – 68 points

3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 55 points

4. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 43 points

6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) -28 points

7. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 17 points

8. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 16 points

9. Max Verstappen Red Bull) – 16 points

10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 10 points

11. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) – 4 points

12. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 4 points

13. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 2 points

14. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) – 2 points

15. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 1 point

16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 1 point

17. Alex Albon (Williams) – 0 points

18. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) – 0 points

19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) – 0 points

20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) – 0 points

21. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 0 points

22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 0 points

“Numerous episodes of rain and thunderstorms are expected at the circuit today as a front stalls over south Florida.

The increased humidity and unstable conditions south of the front will also favour efficient rainfall rates and heavy downpours within any shower or storms.

The initial round is currently working its way through the area and should depart the circuit by 10-11am. The expectation remains that there will be a relative “lull” in activity through midday, although an isolated shower or storm cannot be ruled out through to 2pm.

Chances then increase again during the mid to late afternoon hours with redevelopment initially occurring to the west before activity spreads eastward toward the circuit.”

On the face of it, McLaren’s latest example of sporting-corporate muscle-flexing seems a tad peculiar. Drifting away from the principles of their racing-mad founding father, quite what Bruce McLaren would have made of the papaya-clad outfit expanding into golf equipment – with Justin Rose their top-tier signing, posing alongside Lando Norris (himself a keen golfer) at a lavish Floridian launch on Wednesday – remains to be seen.

Yet group CEO Zak Brown has overseen remarkable growth in the last half-dozen years. In 2020, McLaren Racing were valued at £560m. Last September, Forbes estimated the team alone were worth approximately £4bn, behind only Mercedes and Ferrari in F1 terms. They have well over 50 sponsors, most adorned on the car of the reigning world champions.

Some very sad news reached us on Friday, with the statement that ex-F1 driver Alex Zanardi has passed away at the age of 59 after a remarkable life.

Zanardi competed in Formula One for five seasons, achieving a best finish of sixth at the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix. A major crash in 2001 resulted in the amputation of both his legs, a life-altering event he remarkably overcame.

He went on to become a Paralympic champion, securing two para-cycling gold medals at the London Games in 2012, and two more in Rio de Janeiro four years later. A multiple winner at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, most recently in 2019, another serious accident in 2020 led to a further lengthy lay-off.

7. Racing Bulls – 14 points

11. Aston Martin – 0 points

“It was on the limit. We were just not fast enough and this weekend we brought a significant package but we still need to improve a bit.

“Tricky qualifying, wind was changing, P3 is a good starting position.”

*Hadjar, who qualified P9, was disqualified from qualifying due to a technical infringement

Reason: “found that a small section of the left and right hand sides floorboard on his car were protruding out of the reference volume.”

Hadjar had qualified ninth, meaning each driver behind him gains a place. The Red Bull man will start from P22.