Miami Grand Prix Review

The Ringer F1 Show

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4.3 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The Miami Grand Prix delivered chaos, controversy, and a breakout performance from Kimi Antonelli, who secured his third straight win. Meg and Spanners break down a wild race filled with spins, crashes, aggressive driving, and constant position changes. They dive into Max Verstappen’s relentless charge through the field, Ferrari’s ongoing strategy struggles, and McLaren’s strong showing. They also explore how new power dynamics are reshaping racing and why this race felt like a turning point for the sport. Plus, they look ahead to what this all means for the championship battle as the season heats up. (00:00) Intro (03:23) Miami: Chaos from the start (12:45) Gasly flips out! (22:47) George’s radio woes (27:42) Pit math changes the race (31:02) Facts about Kimi’s big day (36:39) Max (YOLO) Verstappen (46:26) Audi’s nightmare weekend (48:07) Double points for Williams! Hosts: Megan Schuster and Spanners Ready Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the Ringer F1 show, part of the Ringer podcast network.
0:17.0	I am your host, Megan Schuster, and we are here to talk about the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.
0:22.6	Kimmy Antonelli wins his third race in a row despite getting schooled by the McLarence during the
0:26.9	sprint. Landon Norris finishes second and Oscar Piastri takes third. Rounding out the rest of the top
0:32.5	10 are George Russell, Max Rastappen, Charles Leclair, Lewis Hamilton, Franco Colopinto, Carlos Seines, and Alex
0:39.1	Albarn. We've got a lot to talk about today from a startling lack of weather to an absolutely
0:44.5	wild start and maybe an early crowning for Kimmy Antonelli. Joining me as always is Spanors. Spanors,
0:50.7	what do you make of the Miami Grand Prix? Oh, I hated it. That's boring.
0:54.8	I know what is my F1.
0:56.8	I know what's real F1 and it's cars following each other in a line for 57 laps.
1:02.8	I think if you didn't enjoy that race or you're going to say I didn't have a good time watching
1:08.4	the Miami Grand Prix 2026, at this point, you're just being difficult.
1:12.6	You're like the kind of person who doesn't own genes just so they can say,
1:16.6	I don't even own genes.
1:18.6	I've never watched a television show before.
1:20.6	I don't even have a TV.
1:21.6	What is popular culture?
1:23.6	Couldn't be me.
1:24.6	So we're getting into like 2000's early hipster territory now.
1:28.0	You can have your problems with the regulations.
1:30.9	Absolutely. And from a spiritual point of view, you could say,
1:33.5	this is not the direction. I want to go. And certainly Muhammad Ben Salim
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