F1 Miami Grand Prix 2025 LIVE: Sprint race updates, schedule and results as Antonelli starts on pole – UK Times

“Good, close qualifying. Happy to get a good lap in there, not much more I could ask for.

“I’m concentrating on this weekend, today was in the right ballpark. A bit of a job to do for the sprint race but close enough that we can aim for pole tomorrow.”

“Reasonably happy, wasn’t the best lap ever – had a lock-up into the last corner which is probably where pole went away. All in all, pretty happy.

“Feeling positive still, will try and make up a spot tomorrow in the sprint.’

“I did not see that coming, to be honest. I was happy with the lap, there were still a few bits were I could have done a bit better.”

“I will enjoy this moment a bit more, but focus on tomorrow – it would be good to repeat ourselves.

The win? “It’s a big, big target. I think we’re pretty close, it’ll be important tomorrow to have a good start.

“Every weekend I’m learning massively. Having a break helped me gather more information, recharging the batteries. The whole qualifying I felt like making a step.

On family: “Really nice moment to share all together, I can always rely on my Dad and so nice to share this moment with him.”

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli became the youngest-ever pole sitter in Formula 1 history and will start from the front in the sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix.

The 18-year-old Italian, who replaced seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, showed flashes of brilliance throughout the three qualifying sessions with brief stints spent at the top of the timesheets.

His final flying lap, just half-a-tenth ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, put him firmly at the front. Lando Norris starts in third, with Max Verstappen in fourth and Lewis Hamilton down in seventh.

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.

• Sprint race: 5pm
• Qualifying: 9pm

7. Aston Martin – 10 points

8. Racing Bulls – 8 points

The sorry sight of Floridian youngster Logan Sargeant trudging away from his ablaze Williams car, last summer at the Dutch Grand Prix, represented his final failed foray in Formula One. Quickly axed by team principal James Vowles, Sargeant lost his F1 seat after 36 races and one point. In doing so, a rare American presence amongst the 20-driver grid was no more.

Since Mario Andretti won the 1978 Dutch Grand Prix – the same year he claimed his sole F1 world championship, America’s only title to this day – no US driver has won a race.