Mercedes’ teenage prodigy has officially turned the Miami Grand Prix into his personal playground, leaving the F1 grid—and the leaderboard—in his wake.
If there were any lingering doubts regarding the Kimi Antonelli era, they were silenced amidst the neon hues of the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.
This was a performance of high-downforce mastery that felt more like a Sunday saunter than a street-circuit scrap.
The paddock chatter, previously dominated by McLaren’s lifestyle expansion and their $375-a-club golf venture, has pivoted back to the tarmac.
Mercedes’ teenage prodigy has officially turned the Miami Grand Prix into his personal playground, leaving the F1 grid—and the leaderboard—in his wake.