US EditionVerstappen takes pole position for Miami Grand Prix
- Max Verstappen secured pole position with a fastest lap of 1:26.204 in Saturday's qualifying for Sunday's Miami Grand Prix.
- Verstappen's aggressive first-sector approach and minor car improvements led to his top qualifying time, following his announcement of fatherhood on Friday.
- Lando Norris finished just 0.065 seconds behind in second but won the sprint race earlier, reducing the gap to teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri, while Kimi Antonelli impressed by qualifying third for Mercedes.
- Verstappen said, "I'm very happy to be on pole" but noted uncertainty about race pace and weather, while Norris expressed disappointment at missing pole despite being pleased with his progress.
- Verstappen aims for his third Miami win in four years, with his pole position setting a strong platform amid speculation about potential effects of recent fatherhood on his performance.
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Verstappen beats Norris to Miami pole
New dad Max Verstappen showed he could be even faster as a father after storming to pole position at the Miami Formula One Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris on Saturday. Days after the Red Bull driver and partner Kelly Piquet welcomed daughter Lily , his first child, the four-times champion set a blistering lap of one minute 26.204 seconds around the Hard Rock Stadium. The pole was an immediate and impressively firm response to being de…
Grand Prix of Miami 2025, Verstappen takes up the pole in front of Norris and Antonelli. Disaster Ferrari: Leclerc 8°, Hamilton 12°
The usual Max Verstappen, able to rise from the difficulties and place the leg when it counts. The Dutch Red Bull has won an amazing pole position in the Grand Prix of Miami, also signing the new record of the track in 1th 26th 20th 20th. A lap from the "sprint Race" perhaps, as described by the reporters, on a car that only the day before had seemed in difficulty. At his side in the front row will start Lando Norris on McLaren, winner of the Sp…
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