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Jake Boxall-Legge
Want to understand how Verstappen got pole – despite initially being down on his opening Q3 lap yesterday? Here’s an analysis of his pole lap versus his previous best, and how Norris missed out.
How Verstappen recovered from Miami GP qualifying mis-step to claim pole
Max Verstappen claimed a shock pole for the Miami Grand Prix having pipped Lando Norris to top spot – so how did he achieve it?
Gasly to start from pitlane in Miami
Alpine has decided to start Pierre Gasly from the pitlane for F1’s Miami Grand Prix to conduct a set-up change.
The Frenchman was outqualified by Jack Doohan after only managing 18th in qualifying on Saturday, having been over a quarter of a second short of making the cut-off for Q2.
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
“We were very far off from where we should be usually and my laps were good,” Gasly said yesterday. “Talking with the other guys out in Q1, they all have a mistake in there explaining why they didn’t quite make it through.
“I don’t really have any explanation at the moment, so, I just need to understand why we were lacking so much.”
Recap from F1 Miami GP qualifying
Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen beat McLaren driver Lando Norris to pole at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
Verstappen claimed his 43rd career pole by 0.065s over Norris, with Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli impressing once again by keeping Oscar Piastri behind for third on the grid.
In Q3 Verstappen drew first blood with a lap of 1m26.492s, just thousandths ahead of Norris and Piastri, which had more to do with neither McLaren driver finding gains rather than any Verstappen heroics.
But Verstappen made some magic to find the fastest time across the session, a 1m26.204s, which was enough to fend off a late improvement by Norris, who appeared to lose his pole shot by bouncing over the inside kerb in the final corner.
Miami GP grid
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| Cla | Driver | # | Chassis | Engine | Time | Tyres | km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  |
1 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
1’26.204 |
226.012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  |
4 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.065 1’26.269 |
225.842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  |
12 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.067 1’26.271 |
225.837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  |
81 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.171 1’26.375 |
225.565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |
63 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.181 1’26.385 |
225.539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  |
55 |  |
Williams | Mercedes |
+0.365 1’26.569 |
225.059 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  |
23 | |
Williams | Mercedes |
+0.478 1’26.682 |
224.766 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  |
16 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.550 1’26.754 |
224.579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  |
31 |  |
Haas | Ferrari |
+0.620 1’26.824 |
224.398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  |
22 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+0.739 1’26.943 |
224.091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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F1 Miami Grand Prix live blog
Welcome to our live updates for the Miami Grand Prix, where lights out will be at 4pm local time! If you’ve missed everything, or just need a reminder, we’ll get you up to speed.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
Want to understand how Verstappen got pole – despite initially being down on his opening Q3 lap yesterday? Here’s an analysis of his pole lap versus his previous best, and how Norris missed out.
How Verstappen recovered from Miami GP qualifying mis-step to claim pole
Max Verstappen claimed a shock pole for the Miami Grand Prix having pipped Lando Norris to top spot – so how did he achieve it?
Gasly to start from pitlane in Miami
Alpine has decided to start Pierre Gasly from the pitlane for F1’s Miami Grand Prix to conduct a set-up change.
The Frenchman was outqualified by Jack Doohan after only managing 18th in qualifying on Saturday, having been over a quarter of a second short of making the cut-off for Q2.
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
“We were very far off from where we should be usually and my laps were good,” Gasly said yesterday. “Talking with the other guys out in Q1, they all have a mistake in there explaining why they didn’t quite make it through.
“I don’t really have any explanation at the moment, so, I just need to understand why we were lacking so much.”
Recap from F1 Miami GP qualifying
Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen beat McLaren driver Lando Norris to pole at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
Verstappen claimed his 43rd career pole by 0.065s over Norris, with Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli impressing once again by keeping Oscar Piastri behind for third on the grid.
In Q3 Verstappen drew first blood with a lap of 1m26.492s, just thousandths ahead of Norris and Piastri, which had more to do with neither McLaren driver finding gains rather than any Verstappen heroics.
But Verstappen made some magic to find the fastest time across the session, a 1m26.204s, which was enough to fend off a late improvement by Norris, who appeared to lose his pole shot by bouncing over the inside kerb in the final corner.
Miami GP grid
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| Cla | Driver | # | Chassis | Engine | Time | Tyres | km/h | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | |
1 | |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
1’26.204 |
226.012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |
4 | |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.065 1’26.269 |
225.842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |
12 | |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.067 1’26.271 |
225.837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |
81 | |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.171 1’26.375 |
225.565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | |
63 | |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.181 1’26.385 |
225.539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | |
55 | |
Williams | Mercedes |
+0.365 1’26.569 |
225.059 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | |
23 | |
Williams | Mercedes |
+0.478 1’26.682 |
224.766 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | |
16 | |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.550 1’26.754 |
224.579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |
31 | |
Haas | Ferrari |
+0.620 1’26.824 |
224.398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |
22 | |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+0.739 1’26.943 |
224.091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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F1 Miami Grand Prix live blog
Welcome to our live updates for the Miami Grand Prix, where lights out will be at 4pm local time! If you’ve missed everything, or just need a reminder, we’ll get you up to speed.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
