Championship leader Kimi Antonelli is a late retirement as British driver snaps long winless streak.

The seven-time world champion was just 0.064 seconds off clinching his first pole position since Hungary in July 2023.

The 41-year-old dropped behind his old foe on lap nine but they duelled again for the podium places in the closing laps of the race.

Russell was the pre-season championship favourite but fellow Mercedes driver Antonelli has won three straight races.

The Italian clinched a third successive victory at the Miami Grand Prix.

Sunday’s race was moved forward by three hours to 1300 local time as F1 bosses fought to beat the forecast thunderstorms later in the afternoon.

The FIA had earlier made a rain hazard declaration ahead of Sunday’s 57-lap race.

Kimi Antonelli has won the last two races to lead the standings by nine points.

Verstappen has been a huge critic of F1’s new rules and hinted at the last round in Japan that he could walk away.

Max Verstappen has led the disapproval, with revisions now made to regulations ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.

Gianpiero Lambiase, known as ‘GP’, is understood to be poised to take up a position with rivals McLaren.

Four-time world champion Verstappen had just sat down for his print duties inside the Red Bull hospitality suite when he spotted the reporter.

The four-time world champion Red Bull driver did not finish the Chinese Grand Prix following an engine failure.

It is understood F1 executives have already spoken to the four-time world champion to address his concerns.

Norris became the 11th British driver to take the F1 crown last year.

The Dutchman took the chequered flag 19.2 seconds clear of runner-up Lando Norris.

The British driver set a new record around the streets of Monte Carlo to beat local hero Charles Leclerc to pole by 0.109 seconds.

Norris heads into the sixth round of the new season 10 points behind McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.

The Red Bull motorsport adviser expressed “great concern” over Verstappen’s future after a disappointing weekend for the team in Bahrain.

Piastri and Lando Norris completed a McLaren one-two, with George Russell third and Hamilton back in sixth.

The pair were involved in a spat at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix.

Hamilton endured a torrid weekend in his penultimate race for the Silver Arrows.

Carlos Sainz took pole for Sunday’s race.

Charles Leclerc led home a Ferrari one-two.

The McLaren driver heads into this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin 52 points adrift of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Verstappen’s language was deemed “coarse” and “rude” by the FIA.

Championship leader Max Verstappen will start sixth on the grid in Baku.

The 24-year-old has emerged as Verstappen’s closest rival.

Norris was trailing Verstappen heading into the final runs at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya before he delivered the goods to take top spot.

Senna had eight consecutive poles over the 1988 and 1989 seasons.

Verstappen suffered a brake failure after just four laps of Sunday’s 58-lap race.

Team principal Christian Horner has faced intense scrutiny following allegations made against him by a female colleague.

Mercedes cling on to second place in the constructors’ championship.

The British driver started from top spot in Saturday’s 24-lap dash to the chequered flag in Interlagos.

The British driver, 23, beat world champion Max Verstappen to top spot by 0.061 seconds.

Verstappen was imperious around the high-speed corner circuit at Suzuka.