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Kimi Antonelli Storms to Miami Grand Prix Pole as Mercedes Rebounds After Sprint Race Stumble
The 19-year-old beat Max Verstappen by 0.166 seconds and kept Mercedes on top as rivals closed the gap with upgrades.
- On Saturday, Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the Miami Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen by 0.166 seconds to claim his third successive pole this season.
- McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull introduced major upgrade packages to Miami, slashing the advantage Mercedes enjoyed this season, with team principal Toto Wolff saying the team is "out of sync."
- Verstappen qualified second, while Charles Leclerc took third for Ferrari; Lando Norris followed in fourth ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell, who finished fifth nearly four tenths off Antonelli's pace.
- The FIA declared a rain hazard ahead of Sunday's race, with forecasts predicting over 40 per cent chance of precipitation and officials considering moving the 1600 start time due to lightning threats.
- Despite leading the drivers' championship, Antonelli and Russell have struggled with starts this season; Mercedes hopes to solve these lingering getaway issues before the race with a resurgent Verstappen on their tail.
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Miami. The young Italian driver Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), current leader of the Formula 1 World Championship, yesterday won the pole position for the Miami Grand Prix, where Mexican Sergio Checo Pérez (Cadillac) will start today from the penultimate site (21).
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