Michael Schumacher: Antonelli Completes Third Straight Win in Miami
Kimi Antonelli beat Lando Norris in the Miami Grand Prix and extended his winning run to three straight races, while Toto Wolff said the 19-year-old’s drive was his best yet. michael schumacher sits in the middle of a season that has shifted quickly for Mercedes, with Antonelli now 20 points clear of George Russell after Miami.
Wolff said the performance reminded him of Antonelli’s karting days and Formula 4, where there were no mistakes. He also drew a line from the Miami win to the wider shape of Antonelli’s season, saying the speed has been there while the finer details keep tightening up.
Toto Wolff on Miami
“It seems like a lot of the speed has always been there, everything is chipping away at the finer details,” Wolff said after the race. He added: “It’s easier to slow someone, calm someone down that is wild because you won’t be able to accelerate a donkey, so for me that was his best race so far.”
The Mercedes team principal then went further on the way Antonelli handled the race: “It reminds me of his karting days or Formula 4, there were no mistakes today.” That is the sharp edge in this story. Antonelli did not just win; he delivered a clean race under pressure against Norris, and Wolff framed that control as the biggest change.
Antonelli and Mercedes
The Miami victory was Antonelli’s third in a row, following wins in China and Japan on Sundays earlier this season. It also kept Mercedes unbeaten in Grands Prix this year, with Russell having won the first round in Australia before Antonelli took over the run.
Wolff’s praise carried a second layer too. He said Antonelli’s recent form was “astounding,” and noted that Mercedes had given him “a car that is very good, and an engine that is right” while the driver has kept converting that into results every weekend.
Sinner and Antonelli
Wolff linked Antonelli to Jannik Sinner in a comparison that went beyond nationality. He called both men superstars and pointed to the way their wins have lined up on the same Sundays this season, including China, Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid.
That pairing also came with a warning from inside the team. Wolff said keeping Antonelli grounded is the easier task now, and credited his parents for playing a big part in that. For Mercedes, the immediate reality is simpler: a 19-year-old in only his second season in Formula 1 has built a 20-point lead over Russell, and the margin now sits behind a three-race streak rather than a single weekend.
