Andrea Kimi Antonelli created history after taking F1 Miami GP sprint pole, ahead of McLaren pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

SQ1:

The first part in F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying saw Mercedes on top with George Russell improving on his last attempt with a 1m27.688s lap to set the pace ahead of teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Williams’ Alexander Albon, but it was not so clean for anybody.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen seemingly impeded McLaren’s Lando Norris and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll, while also hampered teammate Yuki Tsunoda’s run. The Dutchman was not noted for impeding immediately, but Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg was for Haas’ Oliver Bearman.

It was cleared by the stewards. The likes of Tusnoda, Bearman and Alpine’s Jack Doohan did not get to the line to be able to go around for a final fast lap. The teams kept it late and paid the price. It was Stroll (1m29.028s) first up to be knocked out in 16th, as he complained about getting impeded.

Doohan (1m29.171s) and Tsunoda (1m29.246s) did not get a final lap in to be only 17th and 18th, with Bearman (1m29.825s) too missing out in 20th behind Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto (1m29.312s), who did get a lap in. There was a wall brush for Bortoleto and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, with Visa Cash App RB’s Liam Lawson going for a drift at the chicane.

SQ2:

The second part in F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying saw only eight drivers attempting for a lap on the get go, where all of the seven drivers from the Top 4 teams went for it along with Williams’ Alexander Albon. The rest of the pack left it for a one lap shootout to make it into the Top 10.

At the front, Norris led the way with a 1m27.109s lap as teammate Oscar Piastri was third behind Verstappen. Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg had hope to make it in but missed out in 11th with a 1m27.850s lap ahead of Haas’ Esteban Ocon (1m28.070s), who managed to make it in SQ2.

Alpine’s Pierre Gasly (1m28.167s) was 13th after a wall brush on his fast lap, as Lawson (1m28.375s) ended up 14th after a snap on his fast lap. Williams’ Carlos Sainz ended up with no timed lap after a mistake on his only lap where he locked-up to go off on the run-off.

SQ3:

The final part in F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying saw an early battle between Verstappen and Russell for the top spot, where the Brit took glory with a 1m26.791s lap against the Dutchamn’s 1m27.070s. The rest of the grid waited until the final couple of minutes to set their timed laps.

Russell pitted but Verstappen continued on for a second attempt. He went quickest initially with a 1m26.737s lap but Antonelli upped his pace to get on top with a 1m26.482s lap. He eventually took the F1 Miami GP sprint pole – a career first in a historic moment to be the youngest to do so.

Piastri (1m26.527s) and Norris (1m26.582s) improved but were only second and third, with the Australian missing out by 0.045s margin. Verstappen ended up fourth from Russell, as Ferrari pair of Leclerc (1m26.808s) and Lewis Hamilton (1m27.030s) only managed sixth and seventh.

Albon (1m27.193s) was best of the rest in eighth ahead of Visa Cash App RB’s Isack Hadjar (1m27.543s), as Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso (1m27.790s) rounded out the Top 10.

UPDATE: The stewards handed a reprimand to Red Bull for display error on Verstappen’s car during F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying. The Dutchman was summoned for failing to adhere to the race directors’ note on delta time between two safety car lines.

It was found that there was a fault with the display information on Red Bull’s side. The team asked Verstappen to manage time as such that he is six seconds below the time showed on his display. However, he was six seconds above it.

The stewards acknowledged that Verstappen tried to do as instructed and in doing so did not impede others despite claims from Stroll of getting impeded. The stewards, however, reprimanded Red Bull and noted that there could be stringent action in similar offence.

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