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Oscar Piastri blamed a last-corner lock-up for his inability to beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the Miami Grand Prix sprint pole, having lost a scant 0.045s to the Formula 1 rookie.
Antonelli had set a 1m26.482s benchmark among the final runs of the session, leapfrogging Max Verstappen's second attempt at a timed lap on the soft tyres in SQ3.
But the Italian youngster had an agonising wait ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri blamed a last-corner lock-up for his inability to beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the Miami Grand Prix sprint pole, having lost a scant 0.045s to the Formula 1 rookie.
Antonelli had set a 1m26.482s benchmark among the final runs of the session, leapfrogging Max Verstappen's second attempt at a timed lap on the soft tyres in SQ3.
But the Italian youngster had an agonising wait ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes is reaping the rewards for taking the “risk” of promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli into a Formula 1 race seat after the 18-year-old took pole position for the Miami sprint race.
Antonelli has never raced in Miami before but quickly settled into the circuit and was at the head of the field for Saturday’s sprint race, becoming the youngest driver to take any format ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen, who ended up qualifying fourth behind shock polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli and both McLaren drivers after ruing slow corner understeer, did indeed get summoned to the stewards for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly and failing to follow the race director's instructions.
The FIA's sporting regulations stipulate that "at no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly ...Keep reading

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes is reaping the rewards for taking the “risk” of promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli into a Formula 1 race seat after the 18-year-old took pole position for the Miami sprint race.
Antonelli has never raced in Miami before but quickly settled into the circuit and was at the head of the field for Saturday’s sprint race, becoming the youngest driver to take any format ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen, who ended up qualifying fourth behind shock polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli and both McLaren drivers after ruing slow corner understeer, did indeed get summoned to the stewards for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly and failing to follow the race director's instructions.
The FIA's sporting regulations stipulate that "at no time may a car be driven unnecessarily slowly ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli claimed his maiden sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix, defeating both McLarens.
Antonelli had looked rapid throughout Friday afternoon's sprint qualifying session and his late run of 1m26.482s was enough to withstand a last-ditch run by McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who qualified 0.045s and 0.100s behind respectively.
Reigning ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli has taken his maiden sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix, defeating both McLarens.
Antonelli had looked rapid throughout Friday afternoon's sprint qualifying session, and his late run of 1m26.482s was enough to withstand a last-ditch run by McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who qualified 0.045s and 0.100s behind respectively.
Reigning ...Keep reading

Alpine Formula 1 team boss Oliver Oakes denied rumours that Franco Colapinto would replace Jack Doohan at the next round in Imola, stating "today, that's the case" that Doohan would continue.
Colapinto signed as Alpine's reserve driver last January following his nine-grand-prix stint as a regular driver for Williams last year, and there has been much speculation ever since about the possibility ...Keep reading

Ferrari fans have been treated to a number of special edition collections from PUMA in recent years and this time the drivers will also be setting the trends, joining a number of other famous Ferrari drivers who have raced in white over the years.
The first driver to do so, according to our best research, was Jody Scheckter, who wore a white and blue suit reflecting the colours of his personal ...Keep reading