Mercedes’ teenage rookie Kimi Antonelli claimed a shock however gorgeous maiden pole place in Formulation 1 for the Miami GP Dash.
The 18-year-old has changed Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this 12 months following the seven-time champion’s transfer to Ferrari and is competing in simply his sixth grand prix weekend.
Debuting on a Miami road monitor he had by no means pushed earlier than Friday, Antonelli uncorked an excellent single lap within the decisive SQ3 section of Dash Qualifying to beat world championship chief Oscar Piastri to the top of Saturday’s 5pm Dash grid by 0.045s.
The Italian is the youngest-ever driver to say a pole place for both of F1’s qualifying codecs, beating the report held by Sebastian Vettel since 2008 by greater than two years.
Kimi Antonelli turns into the youngest pole-sitter in F1 historical past by taking Dash pole on the Miami GP.
“Large. What an effort from such a younger driver,” stated Sky Sports activities F1’s Martin Brundle.
“He has no expertise of Miami aside from on the simulator and has gone out and smashed a lap in. That is an impressive effort.”
Though crushed to pole for the 19-lap race, Piastri was nonetheless forward of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen fourth for Purple Bull on his return to the monitor after the start of his first baby, daughter Lily.
However there was disappointment for George Russell within the second Mercedes, who may solely handle fifth.
Russell had certified and completed forward of his new younger team-mate in each aggressive session up to now this season as much as Friday however ended up 0.309s adrift of Antonelli this time after his technique of going out early onto the monitor in SQ3 didn’t pay dividends.
Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have been sixth and seventh respectively, the latter barely nearer to his team-mate than he has been at latest occasions at simply 0.2s again.
Hamilton took the 12 months’s first Dash pole in China six weeks in the past however had struggled within the SF-25 since occurring to win that short-form race.
Alex Albon capped a aggressive day for Williams in eighth, though Carlos Sainz dropped out in SQ2 within the second automobile after working broad at Flip 11. Isack Hadjar was ninth for Racing Bulls with Fernando Alonso returning to the highest 10 for Aston Martin in tenth.
Jack Doohan rants at his Alpine workforce after being launched similtaneously Pierre Gasly, costing him his remaining run in Dash Q1 on the Miami GP.
Extra to comply with…
Sky Sports activities F1’s Miami GP schedule
Saturday Could 3
- 3.20pm: F1 Academy Qualifying
- 4pm: MIAMI GP SPRINT (race begins at 5pm)
- 6.30pm: Ted’s Dash Pocket book
- 7.50pm: F1 Academy Race 1
- 8.35pm: Miami GP Qualifying build-up*
- 9pm: MIAMI GP QUALIFYING*
- 11pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book*
Look again at a few of the most dramatic moments to have taken place across the Miami Worldwide Autodrome.
Sunday Could 4
- 6pm: F1 Academy Race 2
- 7.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Miami GP build-up*
- 9pm: The MIAMI GRAND PRIX*
- 11pm: Chequered Flag: Miami GP response*
- Midnight: Ted’s Pocket book
*additionally dwell on Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion
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