Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed his third consecutive victory to further strengthen his early Formula 1 championship lead in a chaotic Miami Grand Prix.

The 19-year-old Italian recovered from another poor start to score his third straight win, having resisted late pressure from reigning world champion Lando Norris in his improved McLaren.

After a see-saw opening stint that saw multiple changes of the lead, the decisive moment of the race came when Antonelli gained track position on Norris during the pit stops.

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Despite reporting throttle problems and issues with his gears, Antonelli was able to keep Norris at bay as the pair ran nose-to-rail for most of the final 20 laps.

It marked a historic victory for Antonelli, who became the first driver in F1 history to convert his first three pole positions into victories.

The race was brought forward by three hours due to the risk of thunderstorms that never came, with only ocassional light rain drops causing some concern.

Things got off to a chaotic start when Red Bull’s Max Verstappen spun out while battling for the lead, before a crash for Isack Hadjar, and Pierre Gasly being flipped upside down, resulted in an early safety car being deployed.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri snatched the final podium spot away from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap, with the latter somehow recovering from a huge spin. 

Leclerc was then overtaken George Russell, who finished the race in fourth with a damaged car following late battles with Verstappen and Leclerc. 

It was a difficult weekend for Russell, who entered the season as the championship favourite but now trails Mercedes team-mate Antonelli by 20 points after four races. 

Verstappen's gamble to run long after pitting under the safety car ultimately failed to pay off as he had to settle with fifth, ahead of the ailing Ferrari of Leclerc. 

Four-time world champion Verstappen could be in trouble as he faces a post-race investigation for potentially crossing the line at pit exit.

Lewis Hamilton had a lonely race in seventh after picking up damage to his Ferrari following an early collision with Franco Colapinto, who equalled his best-ever F1 result by taking eighth for Alpine.

There was a double-points finish for Williams as Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon completed the rest of the top-10.

Aston Martin sealed its first double-car finish as Fernando Alonso took 15th and Lance Stroll finished 17th, with the Cadillacs either side of Stroll. 

Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg also failed to finish, joining Hadjar and Gasly on the sidelines in retirement.