Verstappen Beats Norris To Miami Pole

Miami Grand Prix

Venue: Miami International Autodrome Date: 4 May Race start: 21:00 BST connected Sunday

Coverage: Live commentary connected BBC Radio 5 Live from 20:00; unrecorded matter updates connected BBC Sport website and app

Red Bull's Max Verstappen hit McLaren's Lando Norris to rod position astatine nan Miami Grand Prix.

Verstappen headed Norris, who won nan sprint title earlier connected Saturday, by 0.065 seconds.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, connected rod for nan sprint, grabbed 3rd up of nan 2nd McLaren of Oscar Piastri.

Mercedes' George Russell was 5th up of nan Williams of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, arsenic Ferrari struggled, pinch Charles Leclerc eighth and Lewis Hamilton down successful 12th.

Verstappen's pole, successful a car pinch an upgraded level this weekend, was won pinch a blistering first assemblage of nan lap. The Red Bull's velocity successful nan accelerated sweepers location was excessively overmuch for McLaren to claw backmost successful nan remainder of nan lap.

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