Carlos Sainz had to settle for ninth place, after being overtaken by his team-mate and the two Ferraris. The Spaniard was somewhat displeased that Alex Albon had not respected the team's instructions at the start of the race.
Oscar Piastri had to overtake Max Verstappen on the track, but was then completely dominant. Lando Norris was forced to pull up after another tussle with the Red Bull driver, but helped McLaren to another one-two finish. George Russell finished third, 33 seconds off the lead!
A pleasant surprise for Williams, who finished sixth and seventh at the Miami qualifying round. So there's hope for big points after the missed opportunity in the Sprint.
For the first time this season, Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q2, while Charles Leclerc could do no better than 8th. The Ferraris are behind the Williams on a regular basis.
The stewards were busy between the Sprint race and the start of qualifying: Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman all received five-second penalties.
Max Verstappen was back on pole position. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri flanked Kimi Antonelli, who confirmed his form this weekend. Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q2.
Due to the delay in the start of the Sprint race, it was decided to postpone the start of qualifying by 15 minutes, to 4.15pm local time (10.15pm in France).
The rain claimed a victim even before the start of the race: Charles Leclerc went aquaplaning on the home straight, destroying his single-seater on the first grid lap.
Between the rain that fell 45 minutes before the race and a track that dried during the race, the Sprint race was very lively. It was Lando Norris who came out on top, beating his team-mate and a surprising Lewis Hamilton;conversely, Charles Leclerc crashed out on the opening lap.
Kimi Antonelli is shattering the Formula 1 precocity counters. Although he took pole position in qualifying for the Sprint race, he is not yet (yet?) making Formula 1 history.
Kimi Antonelli took his first pole position in qualifying for the Sprint race, just ahead of the two McLaren drivers. Yuki Tsunoda failed to get out of SQ1!
After just one free practice session, the drivers are already battling it out in qualifying for the sprint race. Will Lewis Hamilton be able to repeat his feat of the weekend in China, or will McLaren continue the domination it has shown since the start of the season?
Max Verstappen only arrived in Miami on Friday, and therefore missed the traditional Thursday press day. But for good reason, as his daughter Lily was born.
Following Mohammed Ben Sulayem's statements about constructive discussions with the pilots, the latter expressed their desire for concrete changes, beyond the effects of announcements.
After just five weekends racing in F1, Kimi Antonelli is already planning to make changes in his approach to be more aggressive from the start of the weekend.