F1 Correspondent in MiamiPublished1 May 2026, 22:30 BSTUpdated Just nowMcLaren's Lando Norris became the first driver to beat a Mercedes in qualifying this year with sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix.
The world champion beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 0.222 seconds with the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri third fastest.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth, ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' George Russell.
Lewis Hamilton was seventh in the second Ferrari, ahead of Argentine Franco Colapinto in the Alpine.
McLaren brought a major upgrade package to this race - along with most other teams, but not Mercedes.
McLaren did the same thing in Miami in 2024 and it turned Norris' season around.
"Every track's different. This track has always been good for us, but we knew that what we were bringing was going to give us a good step, and it has. Since the first lap I felt comfortable, and I was like: 'oh, I've got a bit of rear grip'. It was nice.
"The lap was good, apart from one corner, 16 on to the back straight, completely missed it. I'm just happy to be back here."
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