The incident in the last lap of the Miami GP
The finish of the Miami GP was nothing short of hectic. Charles Leclerc spun out in Turn 3 while trying to stay close to Oscar Piastri’s McLaren in what was a fight for the podium.
The Ferrari driver damaged his SF-26 and completed the lap cutting several corners, a conduct that led to a 20-second penalty which dropped him from sixth to eighth place overall.
On the last long straight leading to the braking zone of Turn 17, Leclerc was overtaken by George Russell. The Monegasque tried to extend the braking and with the front right hit the rear left of the Mercedes driver.
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Verstappen was warning the engineer that Russell was boxing Leclerc in as if he wasn’t there 😭😭😭
the guy is a terrorist with everyone but no one messes with Leclerc kjjj pic.twitter.com/IepKR39mj5
— Tino (@TinoCLeclerc) May 5, 2026
The Stewards took no action for this contact, on the radio Max Verstappen noted that from his point of view George Russell “once again” closed the door on Leclerc as if the Ferrari driver didn’t exist.
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