Verstappen beats Norris to Miami pole

Grand Prix of Miami

Location: Miami International Autodrome 4 May Start time: 1:00 BST on Sunday

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole position at the Grand Prix of Miami.

Verstappen led Norris by 0.065 seconds heading into the sprint race that had earlier been won on Saturday.

On pole for the sprint, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli came in third place behind Oscar Piastri’s second McLaren.

Ferrari struggled, with Lewis Hamilton down in 12th place and Charles Leclerc eighth, Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon in fifth place.

Verstappen praised the “excellent qualifying” she had. We slightly altered the car, which made it a little more angular, ” “.

” Q1, Q2, Q3 improving every run. attempting to reach the limit. It’s very challenging here with the tyres, so I had a brief pause before turning one in and trying to find more time there. Try to correct it and knock it out of the corner because it qualifies.

The four-time champion had a second positive pregnancy this week with the birth of his daughter Lily.

Congratulations to Max, especially given that he is now a father, said Norris. It certainly didn’t seem to slow him down a lot, but I was hoping it would.

“I’m happy for him because Max ran a Max lap once more.” There is a steady pace. I’ve been feeling well lately. I’m P2, Max on pole, and ready to see what I can do in Turn One, that’s it.

On a weekend where Antonelli is displaying the prodigious talent that persuaded Mercedes to sign the 18-year-old straight into their team in his debut season, third place demonstrated that his pole in the sprint on Friday was not a flash in the pan. He finished second to George Russell in the standings by 0.114 seconds.

It also made amends to Verstappen’s car in the pits after he lost the lead at the start and finished seventh overall.

He declared, “This weekend is going well so far.” “It was a little disappointing this morning, but I’m happy to recover.” Turn One was a little too greedy for me, but the rest of the lap was decent. The gaps are “absolutely tight.”

Ferrari’s problems were highlighted by Williams’ strong performances in sixth and seventh place, where Leclerc was 0. 483 seconds off the pace and Hamilton was unable to reach the top 10 shootout.

He was only 0.058secs off Leclerc in the second session, which left him ruining his decision to use an additional set of available new tires.

Every time you leave the car, what the car is doing surprises you, says Hamilton. Balance-wise, it’s a bit of a mess right now. Unfortunate that the bill didn’t pass. “The same old.”

Leclerc once said, “It is simply not good enough.” It’s frustrating because it’s those days and there have already been a lot of races where I think I’m doing a really good job. However, it’s unfortunate when you’re finished with P4, P5, P6, P7, or P8. I don’t feel satisfied with my work.