Formula 1 8 Hours

Last updated: May 3, 2026, 8:30 PM ET

Miami Grand Prix Race Incidents & Results

Kimi Antonelli claimed a third consecutive victory in the 2026 Formula 1 season at the chaotic Miami Grand Prix, successfully defending against reigning champion Lando Norris in a hard-fought contest. Race stewards later issued a five-second penalty to Max Verstappen for crossing the pitlane exit line, though he maintained his fifth-place finish after Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc received an even larger sanction. Separately, Liam Lawson avoided sanction for an on-track clash with Pierre Gasly on lap five, as race control determined the incident was secondary to a subsequent gearbox failure suffered by the Racing Bulls machine.

Formula 1 Technical Regulation Future

to the next regulatory cycle, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem confirmed his commitment to ending the current V6 turbo-hybrid era, promising the return of V8 power units to the F1 grid no later than 2031. This move would conclude a thirteen-year absence for the V8 configuration, which was originally replaced starting in the 2014 season.