Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of Netherlands car is pushed by crew members after he placed second in a Race Qualifying session on the second day of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix at the Miami International Autodrome on Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Photo by Matias J. Ocner [email protected]

Norris took the checkered flag ahead of fellow McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton completing the podium in third place.

Helmut Marko believes Max Verstappen's earlier pitstop could have allowed him to defeat the McLarens in a chaotic F1 Miami Grand Prix sprint race

But, as Red Bull called in Verstappen from P3 and Mercedes boxed Antonelli from P4, Verstappen was released into the path of Antonelli, who had begun his turn into the Mercedes pi

Kimi Antonelli, who at 18 years old became F1’s youngest pole winner in history when he started first in Saturday’s sprint race, qualified third for Mercedes. It is the first time he qualified higher than teammate George Russell, who was fifth behind current F1 points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.