It was no miracle that Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris to pole position for the Miami Grand Prix, Andrea Stella calling that out as a “narrative” created by Red Bull. Verstappen secured his third Grand Prix pole position of the F1 2025 championship at the Miami Autodrome on Saturday as he bounced back from an unsafe release penalty in the Sprint to set the pace in qualifying.

Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen's earlier pitstop could have allowed him to defeat the McLarens in a chaotic F1 Miami Grand Prix sprint race

Formula One is back in the U.S. for Round 6 of the F1 season and the Miami Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri and his McLaren team arrived at Miami International Autodrome leading both championships. But it is Mercedes’ teenage sensation Kimi Antonelli who will start today’s 30-minute sprint race from pole ahead of the two papaya cars.