McLaren one-two in Sprint at Miami, Hamilton draws wild card and goes on podium. Antonelli furious
E’anything goes in the Sprint Race at the Miami GP. Get ready to go and Oscar Piastri immediately takes the first position by force, forcing Antonelli off the track losing the position also on Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.
As the laps go by, the track dries faster and faster, and among the first to attempt the’gamble is Lewis Hamilton, who stops on lap 12 to mount slick tires. Meanwhile in the lead, Lando Norris closes the gap with his teammate, putting great pressure on him.
The 13th and 14th laps are charged with tension with Verstappen entering the pits at the’last moment preventing Antonelli from entering, who is forced to re-enter on the next lap.
Subsequently, pit stops also came for Oscar Piastri and George Russell, while Lando Norris decided to stay on the track. The No. 4’s choice eventually pays off, as he also compiles Fernando Alonso’s’accident, pits under Safety Car regime, thus halving the time to make the tire change and re-entering the race lead.
The number 4 driver’s choice also pays off.
On lap 15, Hamilton perfectly crowns his gamble by passing Verstappen in third place. For the Dutchman, in addition, also came a ten-second penalty for the’unsafe release on Antonelli.
In the final laps, the positions did not change until the checkered flag.
The’order of finish of the Sprint Race
1 Lando Norris McLaren Leader 1
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.672 1
3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +1.073 1
4 Alexander Albon Williams +2.522 1
5 George Russell Mercedes +3.127 1
6 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +3.412 1
7 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +4.024 1
8 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team +4.218 1
9 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing +5.153 1
10 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +5.635 2
11 Pierre Gasly Alpine +5.973 1
12 Nico Hulkenber gKick Sauber +6.153 1
13 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +7.502 1
14 Esteban OconHaas F1 Team +8.998 1
15 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber +9.675 1
16 Jack Doohan Alpine +9.909 1
17 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +12.059 1
