F1 Miami GP LIVE: Sprint race start time with teen star Kimi Antonelli on pole position
Follow all the reaction as teenage star Antonelli makes F1 history with pole in sprint qualifying
Teenager Kimi Antonelli sprung the surprise of the season so far by taking pole position for Saturday’s sprint race in Miami.
The 18-year-old Italian, just six rounds into his rookie campaign as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, saw off championship leader Oscar Piastri by just 0.045 seconds at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Piastri’s McLaren team-mate Lando Norris finished third, 0.100 sec behind Antonelli, with Max Verstappen fourth and Antonelli’s Mercedes team-mate George Russell in fifth.
Charles Leclerc and Hamilton qualified sixth and seventh respectively for Ferrari.
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Mercedes announce release of Kimi Antonelli ‘The Seat’ documentary on Netflix
Mercedes have announced a new documentary, titled ‘The Seat’, that will air on Netflix next week, charting Kimi Antonelli’s promotion to a race seat at the team in 2025.
The 45-minute documentary will reveal the “private conversations” between Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and 18-year-old Italian prodigy Antonelli last year, leading to the teenager taking Lewis Hamilton’s seat at the Silver Arrows.
George Russell on prospect of FIA swearing rules changing:
“We want to see these things put into action rather than saying ‘we’re considering things,'” Russell said.
“You know, we all consider a lot of things.
“We’re clear we want changes and once they are implemented then we’ll comment. But for the time being, it’s being considered. So those words don’t mean anything until the change has been made.”
Stefano Domenicali on Miami's new deal until 2041:
“We believe that the credibility and multiplicity to make sure that we stay here for a long time can be the right story to be relevant, and that's what we need to do in this market, because, as I said, we are growing, but we are still small.
“We want to think bigger and bigger.
“[This event] could be one of the most important pillars for our growth in this country”
What are the start times in Miami?
All times BST
Friday 2 May
- Sprint qualifying: 9:30pm
Saturday 3 May
- Sprint race: 5pm
- Qualifying: 9pm
Sunday 4 May
- Race: 9pm
Oscar Piastri quickest in FP1!
Not all the frontrunners got in a hot lap on the soft tyres, but Oscar Piastri did!
The championship leader quickest in that session with a 1:27:128 - 0.356 seconds faster than Charles Leclerc in second!
Max Verstappen was third, four-tenths off, with Carlos Sainz in fourth and Alex Albon fifth!
6-10: Hadjar, Russell, Tsunoda, Antonelli, Alonso
Norris and Hamilton, in P12 and P13, did not set a fast-lap on the soft tyre...
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