Antonelli takes third win a row for Mercedes to stretch F1 lead in Miami

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 03, 2026 · 592 words · By Reuters

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Kimi Antonelli wins Miami GP to extend F1 title lead Nineteen-year-old becomes the first driver in F1 history to convert his first three pole positions into race victories.

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What happened

Kimi Antonelli wins Miami GP to extend F1 title lead Nineteen-year-old becomes the first driver in F1 history to convert his first three pole positions into race victories.

Why it matters

Italian teenage prodigy Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and wrote his name in the Formula One record books with his third victory in a row from pole position.

Common ground

The youngest driver ever to lead the championship, at 19 years old, Antonelli also became the first to take his first three career wins from the top slot on the grid and also the first in five editions of the race to win in Miami from the front row.

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Claim 1: “Australian Oscar Piastri, last year’s winner, completed the podium for McLaren”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Oscar Piastri's podium finish or his victory the previous year in this specific context.

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Claim 2: “Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished fifth after starting on the front row”

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Claim 3: “stretch his lead to 20 points after four rounds – all won by Mercedes.”

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While sources confirm he leads the championship and Mercedes is winning, the specific '20 points' lead and the fact that Mercedes won 'all four rounds' is not explicitly confirmed by the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — He has won the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix in 2026, becoming the youngest-ever polesitter at the former and the youngest World Drivers' Championship leader. Antonelli is contracted to remain at M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_Antonelli

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes extends his lead in the F1 driver standings after winning the Miami Grand Prix in Florida, the US [Chandan Khanna/AFP]. By Reuters. Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026.
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/3/kimi-antonelli-win…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mercedes had seen enough and, shortly after Antonelli’s 18th birthday, the squad announced at the Italian Grand Prix that the home favourite would indeed be replacing seven-time world champion Hamilto…
https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/kimi-antonelli

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Claim 4: “Antonelli’s teammate and closest rival George Russell taking fourth.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm George Russell's fourth-place finish in the Miami Grand Prix.

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Claim 5: “Italian teenage prodigy Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday”

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Confirmed by multiple sources including Al Jazeera, The Guardian, and BBC Sport that Antonelli won the Miami GP for Mercedes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Miami Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One motor race that was held on May 4, 2025, at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Miami_Grand_Prix

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ˈkiːmi antoˈnɛlli]; born 25 August 2006) is an Italian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Mercedes. Antonelli has won three Formula O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_Antonelli

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Grand Prix is a Formula One Grand Prix which was held for the first time during the 2022 season, with the event taking place at the Miami International Autodrome which is located around the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Grand_Prix

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Claim 6: “Williams scoring a double-points finish, with Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon ninth and 10th.”

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Claim 7: “Argentine Franco Colapinto took eighth place for Alpine”

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Claim 8: “Norris, winner of the Saturday sprint”

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The web search results for 'Lando' returned software development tools rather than sports results for Lando Norris regarding the Saturday sprint.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 21, 2025 · What is Lando? Lando is for developers who want to: Quickly specify and painlessly spin up the services and tooling needed to develop all their projects. Ship these local development de…
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Claim 9: “The race was brought forward by three hours after forecasts predicted lightning and thunderstorms”

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Claim 10: “also the first in five editions of the race to win in Miami from the front row.”

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This specific detail about being the first in five editions to win from the front row is only explicitly mentioned in the Al Jazeera report.

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web search NEUTRAL — The youngest driver ever to lead the championship, at 19 years old, Antonelli also became the first to take his first three career wins from the top slot on the grid and also the first in five edition…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/3/kimi-antonelli-win…

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web search NEUTRAL — Grand Prix Wins.Antonelli got his head down to make a solid rather than spectacular start to life in F2, consistently scoring points, but not yet reaching the podium, while his Prema Racing team and t…
https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/kimi-antonelli

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Claim 11: “Antonelli now has 100 points to Russell’s 80 and Leclerc’s 63, with Norris on 51.”

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Claim 12: “The safety car was deployed on lap six after two accidents: Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar skidding into the wall and then Alpine’s Pierre Gasly cartwheeling off after contact with the Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson.”

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Claim 13: “Nineteen-year-old becomes the first driver in F1 history to convert his first three pole positions into race victories.”

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Al Jazeera and other web search results explicitly state that Antonelli became the first driver in F1 history to win his first three races from pole position.

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web search NEUTRAL — Antonelli has won two Formula One Grands Prix across two seasons. Born and raised in Bologna, Antonelli is the son of sportscar racing driver Marco Antonelli.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_Antonelli

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi’s first full season in F1 again saw the colours of Italy proudly displayed in the cockpit whenever he drove past. A stunning debut in Australia was backed up with an impressive opening few races.…
https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/drivers/driver/andrea-kimi-ant…

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web search NEUTRAL — Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s rise to the F1 grid has been nothing short of meteoric.Tough shoes to fill, but despite some mid-season blips in form, Antonelli’s rookie season included three podiums and 150 …
https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/kimi-antonelli

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Claim 14: “beating McLaren’s world champion Lando Norris by 3.2 seconds at the Hard Rock Stadium”

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While The Guardian and Al Jazeera confirm he beat Lando Norris, the specific margin of '3.2 seconds' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2025 Miami Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that was held on May 4, 2025, at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.Piastri won the Grand Prix ahead of N…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Miami_Grand_Prix

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web search NEUTRAL — Italian teenage prodigy Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and wrote his name in the Formula One record books with his third victory in a row from pole position. The younge…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/3/kimi-antonelli-win…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix with a superb, gutsy drive under pressure for Mercedes. The Italian triumphed for the third time in a row this season by beating the McLaren of Lando Norris int…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/03/kimi-antonelli…

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Claim 15: “teammate Lewis Hamilton finished seventh.”

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Claim 16: “The youngest driver ever to lead the championship, at 19 years old”

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Al Jazeera and other reports confirm he is the youngest driver ever to lead the championship at 19 years old, breaking Lewis Hamilton's record.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi Antonelli shows his delight after winning the Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes in Suzuka. Photograph: Clive Rose/Formula 1/Getty Images.The Italian has taken Lewis Hamilton’s record of being the …
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/29/kimi-antonelli…

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web search NEUTRAL — The 19-year-old Mercedes driver’s historic championship accomplishment came after he won his second F1 race in a row.Kimi Antonelli in action. Antonelli leads during the Japanese Grand Prix [Andrew Ca…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/3/29/kimi-antonelli-wi…

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web search NEUTRAL — He leads the 2026 championship with 72 points, nine ahead of teammate George Russell. At 19 years, 6 months and 25 days old, he is now the youngest driver ever to lead the Formula 1 world championship…
https://www.outsidesportlab.com/kimi-antonelli-japan-gp-2026…

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Claim 17: “Verstappen also faced a stewards’ enquiry for crossing the white line at the pit lane exit.”

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Claim 18: “Kimi Antonelli wins Miami GP to extend F1 title lead”

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Multiple independent news sources (Reuters, Al Jazeera, BBC) confirm that Kimi Antonelli won the Miami Grand Prix and extended his championship lead.

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Claim 19: “Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was sixth”

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Claim 20: “Leclerc faced a post-race investigation for multiple alleged breaches of track limits on the final lap”

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