Kimi Antonelli, who at 18 years old became F1’s youngest pole winner in history when he started first in Saturday’s sprint race, qualified third for Mercedes. It is the first time he qualified higher than teammate George Russell, who was fifth behind current F1 points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.

Max Verstappen narrowly secured pole position for the 2025 Miami Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris, the gap sitting at 0.065 seconds. Kimi Antonelli continued to star this weekend at the Hard Rock Stadium,

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen was involved in an awkward interview after the Miami Grand Prix. After producing a stunning lap in qualifying to secure pole position, Verstappen knew he would have to dig deep if he wanted to keep the McLarens behind.