8 h. ago He's the daddy! Max Verstappen celebrates becoming new father by taking stunning pole position at the Miami GP, just one day after girlfriend Kelly Piquet gave birth to daughter Lily

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN MIAMI: The Dutchman arrived in Florida late after his girlfriend Kelly Piquet gave birth to baby Lily, but he put sentiment aside to pip McLaren's Lando Norris.

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10 h. ago Verstappen powers to pole at Miami Grand Prix with Norris in second

World champion bounces back after sprint race penaltyHamilton a disappointing 12th after promising sprintMax Verstappen claimed pole position for the Miami Grand Prix, securing the place for Red Bull with an immense lap at the Hard Rock Stadium in what was an enormously competitive session. Verstappen beat the McLaren of Lando Norris into second and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli into third by the tiniest of margins. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fourth and Mercedes’ George Russell was fifth.Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a strong qualifying after taking third in the sprint were dashed as he failed to make it to Q3, going out in 12th, his first exit in Q2 since he joined Ferrari this year. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Daddy cool: Verstappen surges to Miami Grand Prix pole with Norris in second

World champion bounces back after sprint race penaltyVerstappen says becoming a father has had no impactMax Verstappen cannot be faulted for giving his all. Certainly he could do no more than the complete commitment he demonstrated in delivering a remarkable lap for pole position at the Miami Grand Prix. He was equally pleased in the process to be able to confirm that becoming a new father had had no impact on his pace, but the world champion remained unequivocal that he still expected more from his Red Bull team after they were found wanting at his expense in Saturday’s sprint race.Verstappen claimed pole with an immense lap at the Hard Rock stadium, in what was an enormously competitive session. Anything short of perfection would have been costly and he was on rails, just beating the McLaren of Lando Norris into second and the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli into a superb third place by the tiniest of margins, six hundredths of a second. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fourth and Mercedes’...

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11 h. ago Max Verstappen takes F1 pole for Miami Grand Prix ahead of Norris and Antonelli – live reaction

F1 qualifying news from a 9pm BST start in MiamiNorris wins chaotic Miami sprint race as Hamilton grabs thirdSend your thoughts to Luke via emailThere was rain a bit earlier, which doesn’t sound very Miami, but there it is. This being a street circuit there is of course a fair chance of red flags during qualifying if anyone comes a cropper on a hot lap.Those helpful explanatory words courtesy of the official F1 website, just if anyone wanted to know how qualifying actually works. Which, I am not going to lie to you here, I did. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Max Verstappen takes Saudi Grand Prix pole as Lando Norris fumes after high

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were bidding for another pole position to continue McLaren's strong start to 2025, but Max Verstappen and George Russell were also in the hunt

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2 w. ago Bahrain Grand Prix result: Lando Norris labours as F1 championship lead cut

McLaren were chasing their first ever Bahrain Grand Prix victory with Oscar Piastri on pole and Lando Norris keen to make up for a poor qualifying by moving forward from sixth

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4 w. ago Lando Norris shows true colours with reaction after Max Verstappen's shock Suzuka pole

Max Verstappen beat both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, breaking Sebastian Vettel's previous Suzuka lap record in the process

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