Red Bull’s Max Verstappen outpaces Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for the pole position in Saturday’s Sprint race at the Miami International Autodrome
Despite what he termed a “terrible” qualifying session, three-time defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull claimed the pole position for Saturday’s Sprint ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen starts on the front row alongside Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished 0.108 seconds slower in Friday’s qualifying session. Sergio Pérez of Red Bull starts third alongside RB Honda’s Daniel Ricciardo, with Carlos Sainz of Ferrari and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri making up the third row. The Miami Grand Prix, in its third year on the F1 calendar, plays host to a Sprint race for the first time on Saturday ahead of qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix.
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Verstappen won the first Sprint of the season in China two weeks ago. The short race entails 19 laps around the 3.363-mile temporary street course that winds around Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, covering roughly 62 miles. The Sprint affords drivers an opportunity for extra points. The winner receives eight championship points down to a single point for eighth place.
With his Sprint-Grand Prix double in Shanghai, Verstappen collected 33 of a possible 34 points to extend his lead in the driver standings to 25 points over Pérez. Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin picked up the other point for recording the fastest lap en route to a seventh-place finish.
Leclerc stands third in the championship through five starts, 34 points behind Verstappen, with Sainz and McLaren’s Lando Norris rounding out the top five.
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