Race Notes | 2026 Miami Grand Prix | 174 | Antonelli's Pressure Test, McLaren's Return & Rules That Still Have Questions

 Kimi Antonelli has now won four consecutive Formula 1 grands prix. Three in a row before Miami. And then Miami -- where for the first time this season, he had to actually earn it.

This was not a clean-air cruise. It was not a safety car gift. Lando Norris had the pace, McLaren had the upgrade, and the reigning world champion spent the final stint close enough to use his boost on every straight. Kimi did not crack. He managed gearbox problems, overheating tires, and thirty laps of sustained pressure -- and still crossed the line first. Dick and Sabrina both have a lot to say about what that means for the championship.

They also have a lot to say about everything else Miami produced: Verstappen's 360-degree spin on lap one that somehow avoided both the wall and the entire field; the Leclerc final-lap spin that turned a podium into eighth; McLaren's best result of 2026 and the undercut that Lando believes cost him the win; George Russell at a track that has never suited him and what Canada needs to look like; and whether the regulation tweaks introduced this weekend were a real fix or a very tidy band-aid.

Dick sees encouraging signs in the upgraded Ferrari, Red Bull, and McLaren packages -- and genuine entertainment returning to the front of the grid. Sabrina is watching the same race and still asking whether the product is where it should be, why Ferrari's brilliant starts keep becoming difficult afternoons, and what it says about this formula that the drivers themselves are struggling to name something they genuinely enjoy about it.

There is also the broader picture: the V8 announcement from the FIA president, what it means for manufacturers already questioning their investment in the current rules, and whether the drivers who are most affected by these regulations have any real seat at the table when the decisions get made.

Four races in. A development race now clearly underway. And a season that is getting more complicated, and more interesting, every weekend.

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