The Dutch world champion from the Red Bull team set the best time during qualifying on Friday.
Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) will start in pole position for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday, after setting the best time in qualifying on Friday around Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. The three-time reigning world champion, championship leader, will start in front of Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and his Mexican teammate Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) for the sprint which will start on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. (Paris time, GMT). +2).
19 laps long, or a third of the duration of Sunday’s Grand Prix, this race which will last around thirty minutes will offer championship points: from eight points for the first to one point for the 8th.
Mercedes disappoints, the French even further
The Australian Daniel Ricciardo (Racing Bulls) created a surprise by taking fourth place, ahead of the Spaniard Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and his compatriot Oscar Piastri (McLaren). The two Aston Martins of the Canadian Lance Stroll and the Spanish veteran Fernando Alonso will occupy the fourth row, while the Briton Lando Norris (McLaren) and the German Nico Hülkenberg complete the Top 10. The Mercedes disappointed since the Britons George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will only start from 11th and 12th rows. French Alpine Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly will start 13th and 16th respectively.
The Miami Grand Prix is the second of six rounds of the year to feature a sprint format, which changes the course of the weekend. Thus, the drivers only carry out one free practice session on Friday before qualifying for the sprint race on Saturday. After this race, the drivers will compete in “classic” qualifying, which will determine the starting grid for the Sunday Grand Prix.
