Antonelli gives verdict on first corner move from Piastri as he reflects on Verstappen pit lane incident during tough Miami Sprint

Kimi Antonelli was left believing that Oscar Piastri's move into Turn 1 at the start of the Miami Sprint was "a bit over the limit" as the Mercedes driver eventually finished the chaotic wet-dry race outside the points after a further incident with Max Verstappen.

Rookie Antonelli had taken his first Formula 1 pole position in Miami and led the field away behind the Safety Car as a deluge hit the circuit just before the scheduled race on Saturday.

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With conditions proving difficult, particularly visibility, the decision was taken to red-flag the event before trying again after a delay.

Once racing began with a standing start, Antonelli and Piastri went wheel-to-wheel into Turn 1, with the McLaren driver on the inside in a similar situation to Jeddah at the previous round with Verstappen.

Antonelli took to the run-off area, having felt he was forced wide through the right-hander, before rejoining behind eventual race winner Lando Norris and Verstappen.

"It was very disappointing," said Antonelli, with the incident noted by the stewards but with no further action being taken. "I think Lap 1, Turn 1 was a bit over the limit the move but it's good to know for the future, honestly."

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There was more drama to come for the young Italian as, with all drivers starting on intermediate tyres but on a quickly-drying track, pit crews were called into action to make the switch over to slick tyres.

But as Antonelli moved toward his pit box he was hit by the Red Bull of Verstappen who had pitted just ahead and was released from his own pit area by his mechanics into the path of the Mercedes.

While Verstappen suffered front wing damage and was slapped with a 10-second penalty for the incident, which dropped him from fourth to outside the points, Antonelli was forced to drive down the pit lane and come back in a lap later#, which eventually left him 10th in the classification.

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"The pit lane [incident] was very unfortunate, nothing to blame on Max because he just got released so he respected the order," added Antonelli.

"What I did is as soon as I saw him coming out I just tried to avoid the crash because it could have been a really bad accident for the mechanics so happy nothing went wrong there."

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