Overview
- Following Sunday’s safety-car period at Suzuka, Kimi Antonelli claimed a second straight win to move top of the standings as Oscar Piastri’s earlier lead slipped away on strategy.
- Mercedes has won all three races but Toto Wolff urged caution, saying Ferrari and McLaren are learning deployment tricks and that Miami could feel like a restart once upgrades arrive.
- Drivers renewed criticism of the 2026 cars, which split power near 50:50 between engine and battery and force lift‑and‑coast, after Oliver Bearman’s high‑speed crash exposed dangerous closing‑speed gaps.
- Red Bull’s pace has slumped, with team boss Laurent Mekies saying the RB22 is roughly a second off the leaders, as Max Verstappen sits ninth in points after finishes no better than sixth.
- Verstappen said he is weighing his future under rules he dislikes, yet Martin Brundle expects he will stay if Red Bull finds a car that suits him.