The 2025 Miami Grand Prix was the second sprint weekend of the season, which meant it was tight, with teams just having an hour to do the necessary preps on their cars.

Surprisingly, McLaren didn’t take pole for either the Sprint or the Grand Prix. But it was still about the papaya team: Its raw pace was remarkable, taking a 1-2 by 37 seconds!

A lot of points will be talked about even long after the race. Here are five we think that will be remembered.

1. We’re beginning to see some Antonelli magic. Some big shoes to fill when Lewis Hamilton switched to Ferrari, but Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) has been promising, finishing in the top six in five out of six races so far (fourth in Australia being his best finish, and 11th in Bahrain being his only non-points finish to date).

He has exhibited his speed in qualifying, and for the Miami Sprint, he showed why team principal Toto Wolff had gambled on him: He took pole, the youngest-ever driver to take an F1 pole position in any race format.

Unfortunately, the Sprint didn’t go as planned, with the wonder kid classified seventh after the final standings.

For the grand prix, Kimi qualified third (out-qualifying teammate George Russell) and, despite lacking a bit of pace, finished in the top six once again.

2. Oscar on the pace. Are you going to bet against Oscar Piastri (McLaren)? The guy is just getting stronger and stronger each round.

Once he got past Antonelli for second, it was only a matter of time before he overtook Max Verstappen (Red Bull) for the lead—in such a calculating manner. And that’s what was so impressive. The Australian can take it to Max cleanly, while teammate Lando Norris struggles with his craft to get past the Dutchman.

Once Piastri cleared Max, he simply “checked out” as F1 pundit Martin Brundle put it, putting a nine-second gap between them.

Piastri claimed three wins in a row and now extends his championship lead from Norris by 16 points (131 to 115).

3. Max is a daddy now, but has that slowed him down? He gave it his all, that’s for sure. If anything, he was searching for more pace.

For the Sprint, Verstappen qualified fourth. Due to an unsafe release, however, he collided with Antonelli and was handed a 10-second penalty, classifying him 17th.

The Red Bull driver took pole for the main race. He fought the McLarens for as long as he could, hoping to cling on to third. That wasn’t to be as Russell got past him for that podium finish through a timely pit stop during a Virtual Safety Car period.

4. The Williams team was fast around here. Williams fighting with Ferrari? Yep, that’s right! Depending on how you look at it, either Williams improved massively or Ferrari was a mess.

But take nothing away from Williams. Both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz—along with team principal James Vowles—are confident that as the season progresses, they will improve and Sainz will feel more at home with the car.

After the race, Albon shared that the car felt quick from FP1. Quizzed as to why they had the pace around here, Albon had no direct answer to that, but mentioned that they had to “reverse-engineer” to find out why as the race weekends wouldn’t be the same and it was a case of maximizing when you could.

It wasn’t the cleanest start to the race, however, with both drivers clashing and running close to each other. Following that, Albon had good pace, eventually overtaking Antonelli for fifth. As for Sainz, he was fighting with both Ferraris and was left frustrated in ninth, finishing behind them. But not without a last-minute lunge attempt at Hamilton.

Still, a 12-point haul (10 for Albon and two for Sainz) keeps Williams firmly in fifth in the team standings (37), with Haas failing to score (20).

5. Tension at Ferrari. Heard those radio conversations between the Ferrari drivers and their race engineers, particularly from Lewis Hamilton’s side? Some tension and sarcasm right there, and you wouldn’t want to be at the team debrief. Or would you?

Simply put, Ferrari is where it shouldn’t be. It boils down to a lack of performance, a lack of pace, a lack of clear communication, and it’s getting frustrating for the team.

The next race is an important one for Ferrari—the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix—which is one of two home races for the Scuderia. But it’s hard to think what to expect from them.

Emilia-Romagna takes place on May 18, and is the first of a European triple-header. Once we get to these European rounds, it’s going to get more interesting as the teams will bring some upgrades.