Summary

  • Max Verstappen takes Miami Grand Prix pole

  • Norris second, Antonelli third, Piastri fourth, Russell fifth

  • Hamilton out in Q2

  • Norris wins sprint race from Piastri

  • Select audio icon to listen to BBC radio commentary (UK only)

Live Reporting

Tasnim Chowdhury and Alicia Turner

  1. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    Kimi Antonelli is now fighting to stay ahead of Mercedes team-mate George Russell.

  2. Team radio - Antonelli to Mercedes

    "He pushed me off!"

  3. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator in Miami

    Kimi Antonelli has lost out to Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen!

  4. Go! Go! Go!

    3/18

    Let's go racing in Miami!

    McLaren's Oscar Piastri has the inside line and has overtaken Kimi Antonelli at Turn One! The Mercedes man is out of position now.

    Oscar Piastri and Kimi Antonelli alongside each other going into the first corner of the Miami GP sprint raceReuters

  5. Adrenaline is pumping

    Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    I'm so glad I'm not a racing driver! Your body is exploding with adrenaline and you have to be able to control these emotions and feelings. Your heart rate is up there and you're trying to breath so you don't get too excited. And then you have to remember the procedure!

  6. It will be a standing start for the sprint race!

  7. Team radio - Red Bull to Verstappen

    Engineer: "How are the conditions?"

    Verstappen: "OK. Raceable."

  8. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    It doesn't look as bad. There is spray but a lot of water has drained from the track in the time we have been waiting to get away again. The race director will be listening to what the drivers have to say on the team radio.

  9. Formation lap

    The cars are back out and it's certainly looking a lot drier on the circuit, although there's still a bit of spray!

  10. Team radio - Haas to Ocon

    Engineer: "There is no more rain expected currently."

    Ocon: "Might finish on slicks."

  11. The drivers are suited and booted and back in their cars.

    It will be two laps behind the safety car before a decision is made whether to have a standing or rolling start.

  12. 'Waiting game now'

    Andy Cowell, Aston Martin team principal, has been speaking to Jennie Gow: "The rain that has come down is quite heavy, and the visibility and the grip levels are pretty bad at the moment, so it's a waiting game now.

    "There is a little bit of blue sky up there and it has brightened up - but how long will it take for the track to dry. I've never had rain here before, so we're all looking at the weather radar and trying to work out what's going to happen.

  13. Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    The drivers might not go behind the safety car for this one because I'm starting to see what looks like less wet bits outside our commentary window. So in other words, not shiny, puddly bits. It's starting to get that matted look to it. The track is draining if it's not drying.

  14. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator in Miami

    A glance outside the commentary box and the rain has just eased off - but the track is incredibly wet. We've had two laps behind the safety car where visibility has been the biggest complaint of all 19 drivers that remain in this one.

  15. Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli drives around the Miami circuit in very wet conditions before the sprint raceGetty Images

    Pole sitter Kimi Antonelli is currently under an umbrella with his race engineer Peter Bonnington.

    These are not the easiest conditions to start your first Formula 1 race in pole position, but let's see what the youngster can do.

    The sun looks like it's peaking out from under the clouds...

  16. Sprint race to resume at 17:28

    We've had confirmation that the sprint race will get going at 17:28.

  17. Discussions on the pit wall

    Damon Hill
    1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra in Miami

    The drivers will all be chatting to their engineers now; we're just watching Fernando Alonso walking out looking classically casual - he's seen this a million times - but even he is going over to the pit wall to talk to the engineers.

    They want to get absolutely clear what the procedure is: are they going to refuel for race distance? There might be a discussion about that.

  18. Busy pit lane

    The pit lane is a sea of drivers and engineers.

    Well I wouldn't have guessed this is how the Miami sprint race was going to start.

    Go grab yourself a cup of tea while we wait!

  19. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter in Miami

    It feels so humid now, it seems to be a bit warmer - it's certainly not raining at the moment. But you can't believe the hive of activity that descends on the pit lane as soon as that red flag is out.

  20. Cars back in the pit lane

    All the drivers make their way back to the pit lane as they wait to hear if and when the sprint race might get going!

    A wipe of their helmet visors might be in need I reckon...