Young star Antonelli shines in Miami: pole position for the sprint!

Young star Antonelli shines in Miami: pole position for the sprint!

Miami, Vereinigte Staaten - On May 3, 2025, an exciting racing week will be heralded as part of the Formula 1 sprint in Miami. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old Mercedes pilot, secured the pole position with an impressive time of 1m26.482S. He was only 0.045 seconds faster than the current world champion and World Cup leader Oscar Piatri from McLaren, who took second place, followed by Lando Norris in third place with a deficit of 0.100 seconds. Max Verstappen, who returned to Miami after the birth of his daughter Lily, started from fourth place.

The sprint race will take place on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. CEST and can be followed live by the spectators on ServusTV and Sky. Antonelli was overjoyed after the qualification and described the experience as intensive. With this success he is the youngest driver who has ever started from the pole position in a Formula 1 race.

qualification highlights

The qualification was characterized by exciting twists. Piatri prevailed early in the first round and achieved the best time in training, followed by Charles Leclerc from Ferrari. While Verstappen did not go on the track in the decisive phase of the qualification for a second attempt, his Mercedes teammates George Russell and Antonelli were the only drivers who drove a quick round early. Russell, however, failed to keep his place in the first qualification run and, despite a strong start, only ended up in five.

In qualifying there was a crowd at the end of the pit lane in which 20 vehicles were involved, and the decision was made in the exciting SQ1 round, where several drivers were eliminated, including Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz. Isack Hadjar from Racing Bulls and Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin rounded off the top 10. The other places in the front row occupied Russell and the Ferrari pilots Leclerc and Hamilton.

stood in the World Cup ranking

In the current World Cup, Piatri leads to Norris with a lead of ten points, while Verstappen is only two points behind in third place. On Sunday at 10:00 p.m. the large price is on the schedule, where the drivers will measure themselves over 19 laps at full speed.

In order to illustrate the context of this exciting season, it should be mentioned that Verstappen broke some records last season, including most victories in a row and the highest number of points in an entire World Cup season. His success in Miami could have a decisive influence on the dynamics of the race and the further course of the season.

The upcoming race promises exciting duels and possibly new records, while the drivers fight every second and every point.