Round 4: Miami Grand Prix

Antonelli makes it three in a row. Marks Marauders take the round.

The Empire moved on from a five-week break into the chaos of Miami — and chaos was the word. A spinning Verstappen on lap one, Leclerc briefly in the lead, McLaren resurgent on home soil for one of their drivers, and a final-lap moment that rewrote the classification after the chequered flag had already fallen.

Through all of it, Kimi Antonelli was the constant. Three Grands Prix in a row now — China, Japan, Miami — all from pole, and Miami was easily the hardest-earned of the trio.

The Race

Antonelli's start wasn't clean. A lock-up into Turn 1 dropped him behind Leclerc, who'd launched superbly off the line. Verstappen, alongside, also locked up and made contact with the Ferrari, spinning a full 360 degrees and dropping to the back of the field — a moment that defined his afternoon. Hadjar and Gasly both crashed out separately in the opening laps, bringing out the Safety Car early.

From there it was a strategic chess match. Mercedes pulled the trigger on a "massive undercut" — Antonelli's own description — and the Italian was back in front by lap 30. Norris closed in over the final stint and the gap shrank below a second with ten laps to go, but Antonelli held firm to win by 3.2 seconds.

The drama wasn't done. On the final lap, Leclerc — running fourth and chasing Piastri for the podium — spun and hit the wall, recovering to cross the line sixth. Post-race stewards then handed him a 20-second penalty for repeated off-track excursions, dropping him to eighth in the official classification.

Top six (final classification): Antonelli, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton.

McLaren's weekend was a strong one overall — Norris had taken Saturday's Sprint, the team's first win of 2026 — but Antonelli's championship lead grows again.

Round 4 Standings — Miami

Marks Marauders — 140

MWS Racing — 136

Almila Racing — 124

Team Bennie-tton — 121

Racing Point — 104

Luck of the Irish — 89

Heads Up Racing — 82

Fasnacht FC — 81

Brutus Force 1 — 81

Dragonfly — 81

Harvey Mushman — 78

Wallop A Sassenach — 55

The 140-point haul for Marks Marauders is the highest single-round score of the season so far. MWS Racing pushed all the way to the line, finishing just four points back.

Championship Standings After Four Rounds

Team Bennie-tton — 494

Almila Racing — 441

Marks Marauders — 418

Fasnacht FC — 409

Racing Point — 405

MWS Racing — 399

Harvey Mushman — 375

Dragonfly — 340

Luck of the Irish — 289

Brutus Force 1 — 270

Heads Up Racing — 238

Wallop A Sassenach — 159

Headlines from the Table

Bennie-tton extends its championship lead to 53 points. Four rounds, four top-seven finishes — the most consistent campaign on the board.

Almila Racing moves up to second on the back of another top-three round.

Marks Marauders climbs three places to third with the round win.

MWS Racing has scored more points in every successive round of the season — a curve nobody else can match.

The midfield from third to sixth is separated by just 42 points. Plenty still to play for.

Next Up — Canada

Round 5 — Canadian Grand Prix, Montreal, 22–24 May.

A three-week break gives everyone time to study the form and reshuffle their picks. Round 5 prices will be updated on the site shortly, and the picker will be open in the days ahead.

See you in Montreal.

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