Rookie Antonelli, 18, Youngest To Take F1 Pole

Miami Grand Prix

Venue: Miami International Autodrome Dates: 2-4 May Race start: 21:00 BST connected Sunday

Coverage: Live commentary of believe and qualifying online and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra; title connected BBC Radio 5 Live and unrecorded matter updates connected BBC Sport website and app

Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli became nan youngest driver to return a Formula 1 rod position for nan sprint arena astatine nan Miami Grand Prix.

The 18-year-old hit McLaren's Oscar Piastri, nan title leader, by 0.045 seconds. The 2nd McLaren of Lando Norris was 3rd up of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Antonelli's team-mate George Russell was 5th fastest, 0.309secs slower than nan Italian rookie.

It was an outstanding capacity from Antonelli, nan first clip he has beaten Russell successful qualifying this season, and nan first clip he has shown a glimpse of nan immense imaginable Mercedes believed they saw successful him erstwhile they chose him to switch Lewis Hamilton.

Antonelli has taken a dependable attack to nan commencement of his profession but had looked sure-footed and accomplished from nan commencement of believe and carried that shape into qualifying.

He described his thigh arsenic "mighty", and starting nan sprint from rod gives him a large opportunity to person it into a first win, fixed nan powerfulness of clear aerial successful F1.

Hamilton himself was seventh fastest, 1 spot down team-mate Charles Leclerc.

Williams' Alex Albon, Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso completed nan apical 10, only nan 2nd clip his squad has made it that precocious up this year, aft team-mate Lance Stroll achieved it successful nan sprint successful China.

Albon's team-mate Carlos Sainz should besides person been successful nan apical 10 but he made a correction connected his last thigh successful nan 2nd convention and will statement up 15th.

Verstappen's team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was knocked retired successful nan first convention and will commencement nan sprint 18th.