Kimi Antonelli believes he is only getting "stronger and stronger" after recording his third straight Formula One win after his Miami Grand Prix triumph.

Antonelli was put to the test in Florida, having to hold off Lando Norris during a thrilling race-long battle, but held on to cross the line first.

The youngster now has a 20-point lead at the top of the drivers' championship table, with his team-mate George Russell only able to finish fourth on Sunday.

Antonelli became the first driver in F1 history to win in each of his first three pole positions.

He is also the third driver, without being or having been world champion, to have achieved three consecutive victories in F1, following Stirling Moss (three between Pescara 1957 and Argentina 1958) and Oscar Piastri (three between Bahrain and Miami in 2025).

"It was key, the undercut. The out lap was very strong, and the team picked the right moment [for the pit stop] because I came out and had no traffic," Antonelli told Sky Sports.

"I was able to push cleanly, so that allowed me then to make the move at the end. Very happy with that.

"I am getting stronger and stronger every time. More in control of the situation. I still think that sometimes I could remain a bit more calm.

"I was a bit stressed when I had downshift issues, and upshift, I was very stressed. I should have stayed calm, but overall, it was a strong race, and I am happy that we brought it home."

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At one stage early on in the race, it had been a three-car fight for the lead, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a strong position to claim his first win of the season.

However, he dropped back through the pack and was eventually passed by Oscar Piastri on the penultimate lap, dropping to fourth.

Leclerc's race went from bad to worse on the final lap when he spun into the wall at Turn Three, damaging his car, and he dropped down to sixth over the final two corners.

He was then put under investigation for corner-cutting after his spin, earning him a 20-second penalty, which dropped him two further places to eighth in the final classification.

"It's all on me, and I don't have much to add other than that," Leclerc told Sky Sports of his final lap.

"Very disappointed with my mistake.

"It shouldn't happen. I pushed very hard on the second-to-last lap. I thought it was a good idea to kind of let Oscar go for me to get the overtake.

"I knew it was going to be very difficult to stay in front otherwise. But it was a very poor decision, and in the space of four corners I put a very strong race in the bin, so I'm very frustrated about that."