{"id":256843,"date":"2026-05-03T18:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256843\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T18:30:16","slug":"f1-miami-grand-prix-2026-kimi-antonelli-max-verstappen-recover-from-poor-starts-as-anticipated-rain-does-not-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256843\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Miami Grand Prix 2026: Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen recover from poor starts as anticipated rain does not fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 returns to the track after a five-week hiatus with its first of three trips to the United States this weekend for the Miami Grand Prix. The race, now in its fifth year, takes place on a temporary circuit that envelopes the Miami Dolphins\u2019 Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/f1\/breaking-news\/article\/formula-1-miami-grand-prix-start-time-moved-up-3-hours-because-of-weather-forecast-000859295.html\" data-i13n=\"slk:The race will begin three hours earlier than originally scheduled;cpos:1;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:The race will begin three hours earlier than originally scheduled;slk:The race will begin three hours earlier than originally scheduled;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The race will begin three hours earlier than originally scheduled&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\">The race will begin three hours earlier than originally scheduled<\/a> \u2014 now 1 p.m. ET \u2014 due to the threat of thunderstorm delays and darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes\u2019 Kimi Antonelli hopes that the long layoff won\u2019t slow his momentum as the Italian has won the last two grands prix after finishing P2 at the season opener in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>This also marks the first weekend of Yahoo Sports\u2019 partnership with <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/AppleF1YahooSports\" data-i13n=\"slk:with Apple TV;cpos:2;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple TV;slk:with Apple TV;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;with Apple TV&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">Apple TV<\/a> for F1 coverage. The race <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/channel\/tvs.sbd.241000?app=tv&amp;itscg=80292&amp;itsct=s_f1_partner_yahoosports_lp\" data-i13n=\"slk:will stream on Apple TV;cpos:3;pos:1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:will stream on Apple TV;slk:will stream on Apple TV;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;will stream on Apple TV&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\">will stream on Apple TV<\/a> at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, May 3. Yahoo Sports will also stream the weekend practice and qualifying session live <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/racing\/\" data-i13n=\"slk:on its platforms;cpos:4;pos:1\" data-ylk=\"slk:on its platforms;slk:on its platforms;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;on its platforms&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" target=\"_blank\">on its platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Live37 updatesSun, May 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>A podium is on order for the Monaco man<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 11:21 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s down to half a second as that\u2019s the most compelling race on track with less than 10 laps to go.<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes long-run pace has been elite this season<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>18 laps to go. They\u2019re more than 11 seconds clear of Verstappen in third now<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>It looks like Red Bull\u2019s bold gamble won\u2019t pay off with a race win<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:55 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen will be the race leader \u2014 albeit on 26-lap old hard tires \u2014 once these cycle out.<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:50 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:49 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Though some teams, like McLaren and Mercedes, don\u2019t seem concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrari opted to pit Charles Leclerc, who once led the race, in anticipation of it and the Monaco man is not pleased. \u201cThe next time you make a decision, please talk to me. I am here too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Norris<\/p>\n<p>Antonelli<\/p>\n<p>Leclerc<\/p>\n<p>Piastri<\/p>\n<p>Russell<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>And the race may be coming to him. He\u2019s on hard tires and likely won\u2019t stop again. He\u2019s done this reverse strategy before in Miami and won. If the rain comes down, he\u2019s the best in it.<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Lando overtakes Charles Leclerc on lap 13<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Safety car in to begin lap 12\/57<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:24 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>18 cars still running as the safety car nears an end.<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:22 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Drizzle coming in 15 minutes with more significant rain in 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:19 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:18 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Taking advantage of the safety car to bolt on fresh hard tires.<\/p>\n<p>Sun, May 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM PDT<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sports Staff<\/p>\n<p>Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly crash independently of each other to bring out the safety car. Lando Norris took P2 from Kimi Antonelli just before the safety car was deployed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Formula 1 returns to the track after a five-week hiatus with its first of three trips to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111263,123,1763,108650,125,124],"class_list":["post-256843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-kimi-antonelli","tag-miami","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-miami-grand-prix","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}