The Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the pole position of the Miami Grand Prix, sixth round of the Formula 1 world championship on Saturday on the Miami Autodrome.
The reigning quadruple world champion has ahead of the British Lando Norris (McLaren) and the Italian prodigy Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) respectively 65 and 67 thousandths of a second.
Large loser earlier in the sprint day, where he finally ranked 17th after having received a penalty that made him lose his fourth place obtained on the track, + Mad Max + responded as the McLaren still dominating qualifying.
“It was a great qualification. I tried to get as close as possible to the limit and even if tire management has not been obvious, it ended well and I am delighted to be in pole ”said Verstappen, who became a father for the first time just before the start of the race weekend.
The Dutchman won the 44th pole position of his career, the third this season after Japan and Saudi Arabia.
After winning the race sprint on Saturday after a boost of fate, in this case the intervention of the safety car in the last laps, Norris still failed in his quest for pole position.
But as during the sprint, the Englishman has ahead of his Australian teammate Oscar Piastri, leader of the world championship, who will have to be satisfied with fourth place on the grid and will have a lot to do to win a third success in Grand Prix.
The British George Russell (Mercedes) took fifth place, in front of the Williams of the Spaniard Carlos Sainz and the Thai Alexander Albon.
Ferrari has still experienced difficult qualifications since the Monegasque Charles Leclerc and the British Lewis Hamilton have respected the eighth and twelfth chronos respectively.
French Esteban Ocon (Haas) has reached Q3 (third part of the qualifications) for the first time in the season and will start in ninth position, two rows in front of the tricolor rookie Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls).
The third French of the grid, Pierre Gasly (Alpine), found himself stuck in the peloton and could not do better than 18th, a few hours after inheriting 8th place in the sprint, which brought him a point in the world championship.
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