The youngest pole sitter collides with the youngest winner. [Credits: Formula 1]

Pitlane Drama ensues as Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen Crash During Sprint!

Read ahead to know more about the spotlight incident in the pits between Red Bull and Mercedes.

The youngest pole sitter collides with the youngest winner. [Credits: Formula 1]

The Miami GP Sprint was starting to look exciting with the starting grid today. Max Verstappen was the last driver to break the F1 records as one of the youngest. In 2025, he himself a contender in Kimi Antonelli. The young collected a new achivement this weekend with the record of being the youngest pole-sitter.

Miami Grand Prix Sprint was a witness to torrential rainfall on Saturday. The grid being wet was now even more difficult to handle with the bumpy track of Miami International Autodrome.

Kimi Antonelli was given a reality check by Oscar Piastri who immediately took the race lead. The Italian fell back to fourth in the grid. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen started his hunt for maximum points of out the weekend.

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But, none of the drivers were prepared for what was about to come their way in the race later on. Antonelli has been consistent since the first race itself. On the other hand, Verstappen is driving the fourth best car on the grid to its utmost limits. The two drivers would end up together in the most disappointing way during the sprint race.

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Kimi Antonelli Collides with Max Verstappen in the Pit Lane

The Miami Grand Prix sprint race was in the last stages in with only 6 laps left to go. A scurry of drivers flooded into the pitlane to put on their slicks and race hard to the end.

Here’s where chaos ensued. Max Verstappen, who was eyeing a podium, came into the pits and was ready to hit the track again. Behind him, Kimi Antonelli came in for a stop. Although, a miscommunication ensued in Red Bull’s pit box which caused an unsafe release for Verstappen.

Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen commented on the pit lane collision during the sprint race. pic.twitter.com/C9m3K616fY
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Red Bull gave Max the green light and even though Kimi swerved his car away to avoid to the Red Bull. Verstappen went straight into his rear end causing a nasty damage to his front wing. Antonelli was left with damage control. Red Bull further received a penalty for the unsafe release with Max Verstappen.

Fortunately, none of the mechanics were hurt as rightly pointed out by the drivers. Max Verstappen did not comment on the incident. There was no animosity between the two drivers showing an understanding of the situation they were in.

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