Fourth Trophy in Six Ends Floral Four Days in Florida

Mr Consistent Delivers Again

This started as one of George's quieter weekends of the season so far, but it ended how three of the previous five had - spraying champagne on the podium with a new trophy to add to the cabinet.

A fourth podium in six was secured by starting on the Hard tyres, with the aim of running long and come into play with a Virtual Safety Car, Safety Car or change in the weather.

Once clear of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull, George held his position in the final stint to take third place. He remains the only driver this season to have finished every competitive session (Sprint Quali, Sprint race, Qualifying, and Grand Prix) in the top five.

In Miami, he extended his Grand Prix points finish streak to 16 races, and his top-five finishing streak is now at 11. His tally of 93 points after six races beats his previous best effort at the same stage by 19 (74 in 2022).

And when things had not gone right in Friday's Sprint Quali, he was still the first-person to congratulate Kimi on pole position.

Age is Just a Number

Kimi had already entered some of the record books with some superb early-season performances before Miami, but in Florida he delivered another major milestone for the CV.

Friday's Sprint pole saw the 18-year-old become the youngest to claim a pole of any kind in F1 history. In the emotion and celebration, there was time for a call home, too.

Perhaps more impressive though was Kimi's response to a tough Sprint on Saturday afternoon. Forced to pit again after Red Bull's unsafe release and crossing the line P10 on the road, the rookie came out firing and recorded his best Grand Prix qualifying result of the season with P3.

A brief tilt at the lead on lap one gave Kimi another taste of life at the head of the grid, and while he and the team may have wanted more than Sunday's P6, he'll head to Europe a much-improved driver from the one who made his debut in Australia less than two months ago.

Doriane's Weekend: First then Frustration

After a trickier weekend in Jeddah last time out, junior Doriane was eager to get her F1 ACADEMY campaign back on track in Miami.

P3 on the grid for Sunday's feature race was a good start and left a chance to attack from P6 in Saturday's reverse-grid event.

To be P2 coming out of Turn Two was ideal. Once in striking distance of the lead, Doriane wasted no time and was unstoppable thereafter on the way to her second victory of 2025.

It looked like only the weather would be able to stop her in Florida, and so it proved, as race two was cancelled because of heavy rain on Sunday morning.

Doriane leaves Miami still P2 in the standings, having cut the gap to Maya Weug at the top to one point. Next up for F1 ACADEMY? A first visit to Montreal in June.

Turning up the Heat

It seems a lifetime ago already, but Monday pre-Miami saw the team launch its adidas summer collection, focusing on the theme of roots.

The roots of Miami, and the roots of our team. It was a celebration embraced by the whole team. From fanwear, to our team kit trackside, everything was covered in Florida.

Doriane's F1 ACADEMY car was given a special livery, and the Iron Dames racer also had a special edition race suit and helmet for the weekend.

Our Hot Laps Mercedes-AMG car also got a special Miami-themed glow-up for the weekend.

Away from the track, Valtteri was on hand to greet shoppers in an adidas store.

Wherever you went in Miami, the Mercedes roots were never too far away.

Partner Perfect

One of the busiest weekends on the track, and off it for the team and our partners, too.

The weekend kicked off with the announcement that NASDAQ - one of the world's leading financial technology companies - had joined our family, but this was just the beginning.

George spent Saturday night in the presence of AMG in downtown Miami, having joined Toto at an IWC Schaffhausen boutique earlier in the week.

From watches to WhatsApp. Saturday saw Toto accompany Kimi to premiere of the Italian's WhatsApp documentary, which follows the story of our driver preparing for his maiden season in Formula One with the team. The series is now available to watch on Netflix.

That was not the only Netflix premiere of the weekend. The team also attended a pre-screening of 'F1: The Academy', the all-new behind-the-scenes documentary following the F1 ACADEMY drivers through the 2024 season.

Three-Pointed Stars

When F1 rolls into town, the stars will always follow in Miami.

This year was no different.

Daddy Yankee, Noah Lyles, and Anna Hall all received a special lap of the Miami circuit prior to the race weekend, and the stars did not stop there.

Rosé, the New Zealand-South Korean singer-songwriter, one of the many artists to feature of the F1 Movie album, was also in the garage over the course of the weekend.

And who had Toto skateboarding on their 2025 bingo card list?! The Boss spent some time with Tyshawn Jones in the run-up to Miami, and the pair put on quite a show as two very different four-wheeled vehicles came together.