Kimi Antonelli made history at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, becoming the only driver to convert his first three pole position starts into victories, capping a hard-fought battle against McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to claim his third win of the Formula 1 season. But as anyone who was there can tell you, the engines really started revving days before the checkered flag flew.
Sports Illustrated’s Miami race weekend actually kicked off Thursday with its fifth annual Race Weekend Kickoff: a VIP, invitation-only bash held at The Surf Club, owned and run by legendary chef Thomas Keller. The evening’s hosts were none other than star comedian and actor Kevin Hart, alongside business partner Jamie Salter, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Authentic Brands Group. Kevin lived up to his hardest-working-man-in-showbiz reputation, working every corner of the room—welcoming guests, giving interviews, posing for pictures and getting big laughs out of anyone in earshot.
