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Wolff heralds Antonelli speed as teen joins Senna and Schumacher in record books
The 19-year-old set a 1:27.798 lap and joined Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher as the third consecutive pole winner.
- On Saturday, 19-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli captured pole position for the Miami Grand Prix with a lap of one minute and 27.798 seconds, holding off Max Verstappen.
- Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff heralded Antonelli's emergence, praising his development and noting he was "three or more tenths ahead of the next car" in a dazzling qualifying run.
- Max Verstappen qualified second in his heavily revised Red Bull, while Charles Leclerc took third for Ferrari; Verstappen complained his tires "have no grip" during the session.
- Race officials moved the Miami Grand Prix start time forward by three hours to 1:00pm local time, with the FIA citing forecasts of "heavier rainstorms" to ensure safer conditions.
- Antonelli leads team-mate George Russell by 75 points to 68 in the title race and will pursue a third consecutive Grand Prix victory on Sunday in Miami.
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Kimi Antonelli achieves his third consecutive pole in a Miami GP marked by the wind and stalking of Max Verstappen.
Kimi Antonelli fights with his starts. For this the Mercedes-youngster is racing away in the qualifications of the competition. The Italian creates something in Miami that only two icons succeeded before him.
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Wolff heralds Antonelli speed as teen joins Senna and Schumacher in record books
Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff heralded Kimi Antonelli’s emergence on Saturday after the Italian teen stunned rivals with a dazzling lap to capture pole position for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix.
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